Barlingbo
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Barlingbo | |
|---|---|
 Farmlands in Barlingbo | |
  Barlingbo | |
| Coordinates: 57°33′52″N 18°27′47″E / 57.56444°N 18.46306°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.87 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 265 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Barlingbo is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Barlingbo District, established on 1 January 2016.[4] It is mostly known for the Stafva Manor, the largest cheese producer, and once one of the largest farms, on Gotland.
Barlingbo is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is in the middle of the north part of Gotland. The land is flat and most of it is cultivated. The two mires, Stormyr and Lillmyr, have been drained and are now farmlands. The only forested areas are the east, north and west borders of the socken.[5][6][7]
Barlingbo is also the name of the 0.22 km2 (0.085 mi2) village surrounding the Barlingbo Church.(Barlingbo kyrka)[8] As of 2019[update], Barlingbo Church belongs to Barlingbo parish in Romaklosters pastorat. The church belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.[9][10]
Etymology
The name Barlingbo was first mentioned in 1380. It comes from bard, meaning "edge" or "ridge", and inge meaning "inhabitants". The last part, bo, means "settlement". This gives the meaning of Barlingbo as "the ridge people's settlement".[11]
History
Barlingbo dates back to Medieval times. It is the name of a larger area surrounding the medieval Barlingbo Church.[12] It was originally part of the Endre thing, which in turn was in the northernmost of the three original districts (similar to ridings) that Gotland was divided into during the Middle Ages. In 1862, it became an independent municipality. In 1952, it was incorporated into the Romakloster municipality and in 1971, all of Gotland became one municipality.[13] The boatswains from Barlingbo under the allotment system, were part of the First Gotlandic Boatswains Company.[14]
There are 40 known Iron Age graves in Barlingbo. A Viking silver treasure has also been found.[5][15][16]
