Klinte
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Klinte | |
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 View over Klinte | |
  Klinte | |
| Coordinates: 57°22′42″N 18°13′55″E / 57.37833°N 18.23194°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.14 km2 (11.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,569 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Klinte is a populated socken on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Klinte District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
Klinte is the name of the socken as well as the district. It was also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Klinte Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Klinte kyrkby. In 2015, that small locality was merged with the larger locality Klintehamn. Klinte is situated on the central west coast of Gotland where it straddles the slopes of limestone cliffs (known as klinten) surrounding a natural harbor.[6]
As of 2019[update], Klinte Church and Klinte Harbor Church belong to Klinte parish in Klinte pastorat.[7][8]
