Garde, Gotland
Place in Gotland, Sweden
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Garde (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɑ̂ːɖɛ])[3] or Garda is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Garde District, established on 1 January 2016.[5] It was the birthplace of the marine biologist Adolf Appellöf (1857).
Garde
Garda | |
|---|---|
Garde Church | |
  Garde Location within Gotland | |
| Coordinates: 57°19′1″N 18°34′55″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.91 km2 (11.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 182 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography
Garde is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Garde Church,[6] sometimes referred to as Garde kyrkby. It is situated in the eastern part of Gotland.[7]
One of the largest cairns on Gotland, the Digerrojr (not to be confused with the eponymous cairn in Alskog) or Graips rojr, is in Garda. It is approximately 5 m (16 ft) high and 35 m (115 ft) in diameter. It is surrounded by standing stones and a rock that is thought to have been used for some kind of sacrifices.[8]
As of 2019[update], Garde Church belongs to Garde parish, along with the churches in Etelhem, Alskog, Lye and Ardre.[9][10]
One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10808 Digerrojr, is named after the Digerrojr cairn in Garde.[11]
