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{{Short description|Region of the Swedish island of Gotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Follingbo
|official_name = Follingbo
|native_name = Fållingbo {{small|([[Gutnish language|Gutnish]])}}
|image_skyline = Follingbomasten (2).JPG
|image_skyline = Follingbomasten (2).JPG
|image_caption = Top of the Follingbo transmitter mast in Follingbo
|image_caption = Top of the Follingbo transmitter mast in Follingbo
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|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Gotland]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Gotland]]
|area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|editor=Carlquist, Gunnar|title=Svensk Uppslagsbok|date=1947–1955|publisher=Förlagshuset Norden|location=Malmö|edition=2nd|chapter=Follingbo socken|language=Swedish|url=http://libris.kb.se/bib/11112}}</ref>
|area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|editor=Carlquist, Gunnar|title=Svensk Uppslagsbok|date=1947–1955|publisher=Förlagshuset Norden|location=Malmö|edition=2nd|chapter=Follingbo socken|language=sv|url=http://libris.kb.se/bib/11112}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 37.01
|area_total_km2 = 37.01
|population_as_of = 2014
|population_as_of = 2014
|population_footnotes = <ref name=numbers>{{cite web|title=Gotland i siffror 2015|trans-title=Gotland in numbers 2015|url=http://www.gotland.se/64224|website=www.gotland.se|publisher=[[Gotland Municipality]]|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref>
|population_footnotes = <ref name=numbers>{{cite web|title=Gotland i siffror 2015|trans-title=Gotland in numbers 2015|url=http://www.gotland.se/64224|website=www.gotland.se|publisher=[[Gotland Municipality]]|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130042935/http://gotland.se/64224|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|population_total = 446
|population_total = 446
|population_density_km2 =
|population_density_km2 =
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|utc_offset_DST = +2
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|coordinates = {{coord|57|34|56|N|18|23|0|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|57|34|56|N|18|23|0|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website = {{url|http://www.follingbo.se/}}
|website = {{url|follingbo.se}}
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'''Follingbo''' is a settlement on the Swedish island of [[Gotland]]. Formerly a [[socken]],<ref>The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on ''Kartinställningar'' and check the ''Socken'' box in the menu of [http://www.fmis.raa.se/cocoon/fornsok/search.html?parish=918&tab=2&page=1 this map] from the [[Swedish National Heritage Board]] database.</ref> On 1{{nbsp}}January 2016, it was reconstituted into the [[Registration districts in Sweden|administrative area]] Follingbo District.<ref>{{cite web|title=Förordning om district|trans-title=Regulation of districts|url=http://rkrattsdb.gov.se/SFSdoc/15/150493.PDF|date=17 June 2015|publisher=[[Ministry of Finance (Sweden)|Ministry of Finance]]|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="net">{{cite web|title=Follingbo|url=http://www.gotland.net/sv/bo-leva/socknar/follingbo|website=www.gotland.net|publisher=Gotlands Media AB|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref>


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'''Follingbo''' is a populated area, a [[socken]] (not to be confused with [[Parishes of the Church of Sweden|parish]]), on the Swedish island of [[Gotland]].<ref>The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on ''Kartinställningar'' and check the ''Socken'' box in the menu of [http://www.fmis.raa.se/cocoon/fornsok/search.html?parish=918&tab=2&page=1 this map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111121458/http://www.fmis.raa.se/cocoon/fornsok/search.html?parish=918&tab=2&page=1 |date=11 January 2019 }} from the [[Swedish National Heritage Board]] database.</ref> It comprises the same area as the [[Registration districts in Sweden|administrative]] Follingbo District, established on 1{{nbsp}}January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Förordning om district|trans-title=Regulation of districts|url=http://rkrattsdb.gov.se/SFSdoc/15/150493.PDF|date=17 June 2015|publisher=[[Ministry of Finance (Sweden)|Ministry of Finance]]|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="net">{{cite web|title=Follingbo|url=http://www.gotland.net/sv/bo-leva/socknar/follingbo|website=www.gotland.net|publisher=Gotlands Media AB|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref>
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The most distinguishing feature in Follingbo is the {{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}} high '''Follingbo transmitter'''. It became operational on 24{{nbsp}}December 1959, and has since then been used for broadcasting television and radio to all of Gotland.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leino|first1=Per|title=Årets julklapp 1959 - en skarp tv-bild|trans-title=The main Christmas gift in 1959 - a sharp TV transmission|url=http://www.helagotland.se/start/arets-julklapp-1959-en-skarp-tv-bild-5706286.aspx|date=24 December 2009|website=www.helagotland.se|publisher=Helagotland|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wennström|first1=Christer|title=Follingbomasten – som alla sett…|url=http://vasternorrland.fro.se/images/forbund/f42/42bladet/42-bladet-201212.pdf|website=www.vasternorrland.fro.se|publisher=FRO Gotland|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref>

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The most distinguishing feature in Follingbo is the {{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}} high '''Follingbo transmitter'''. It became operational on 24{{nbsp}}December 1959, and has since then been used for broadcasting television and radio to all of Gotland.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leino|first1=Per|title=Årets julklapp 1959 - en skarp tv-bild|trans-title=The main Christmas gift in 1959 - a sharp TV transmission|url=http://www.helagotland.se/start/arets-julklapp-1959-en-skarp-tv-bild-5706286.aspx|date=24 December 2009|website=www.helagotland.se|publisher=Helagotland|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wennström|first1=Christer|title=Follingbomasten – som alla sett…|url=http://vasternorrland.fro.se/images/forbund/f42/42bladet/42-bladet-201212.pdf|website=www.vasternorrland.fro.se|publisher=FRO Gotland|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011202137/http://vasternorrland.fro.se/images/forbund/f42/42bladet/42-bladet-201212.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Follingbo is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Follingbo Church]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lagerlöf|first1=Erland|last2= Svahnström|first2=Gunnar|title=Gotlands kyrkor|trans-title=Gotland's Churces|language=Swedish|id={{LIBRIS|7232718}}|date=1973|publisher=[[Rabén & Sjögren]]|location=Stockholm|isbn=91-29-41035-5|pages=140–142}}</ref> sometimes referred to as ''Follingbo kyrkby''. It is situated in the west part of Gotland, just east of [[Visby]].<ref name=ne>{{cite web|title=Follingbo|url=https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/follingbo|website=www.ne.se|publisher=[[Nationalencyklopedin]]|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref>
Follingbo is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Follingbo Church]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lagerlöf|first1=Erland|last2= Svahnström|first2=Gunnar|title=Gotlands kyrkor|trans-title=Gotland's Churches|language=sv|id={{LIBRIS|7232718}}|date=1973|publisher=[[Rabén & Sjögren]]|location=Stockholm|isbn=91-29-41035-5|pages=140–142}}</ref> sometimes referred to as ''Follingbo kyrkby''. It is situated in the west part of Gotland, just east of [[Visby]].<ref name=ne>{{cite web|title=Follingbo|url=https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/follingbo|website=www.ne.se|publisher=[[Nationalencyklopedin]]|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref>


By the Svaide vät lake in Follingbo is ''Svaidestugan'', a recreation area with tracks for running in summer and [[cross-country skiing]] in winter. In 2015, plans were made to restore the partially overgrown lake to its former open state and use it for [[ice skating]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Svaidestugan|url=http://www.gotland.net/plats/svaidestugan|website=www.gotland.net|publisher=Gotlands Media AB|accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Klint|first1=Kerstin|last2=Pettersson|first2=Mats|title=Nu ska Svaide få nytt liv|trans-title=Bringing new life to Svaide|date=14 October 2015|url=http://www.helagotland.se/sport/nu-ska-svaide-fa-nytt-liv-12132493.aspx|website=www.helagotland.se|publisher=HelaGotland|accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref>
{{As of|2019}}, Follingbo Church belongs to Follingbo [[Parishes of the Church of Sweden|parish]] in Romaklosters [[pastorat]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Församlingar på Gotland |url=https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/visbystift/f |website=www.svenskakyrkan.se |publisher=[[Church of Sweden]] |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Visby stifts indelning 2018 |url=https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?id=1714164 |website=www.svenskakyrkan.se |publisher=[[Church of Sweden]] |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>

By the Svaide vät lake in Follingbo is ''Svaidestugan'', a recreation area with tracks for running in summer and [[cross-country skiing]] in winter. In 2015, plans were made to restore the partially overgrown lake to its former open state and use it for [[ice skating]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Svaidestugan|url=http://www.gotland.net/plats/svaidestugan|website=www.gotland.net|publisher=Gotlands Media AB|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Klint|first1=Kerstin|last2=Pettersson|first2=Mats|title=Nu ska Svaide få nytt liv|trans-title=Bringing new life to Svaide|date=14 October 2015|url=http://www.helagotland.se/sport/nu-ska-svaide-fa-nytt-liv-12132493.aspx|website=www.helagotland.se|publisher=HelaGotland|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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*{{Commons category-inline|Follingbo}}
*[http://digitaltmuseum.se/search?query=Follingbo%20socken%20gotlands Objects from Follingbo at the Digital Museum] by [[Nordic Museum]]
*[http://digitaltmuseum.se/search?query=Follingbo%20socken%20gotlands Objects from Follingbo at the Digital Museum] by [[Nordic Museum]]
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*{{commons category-inline|Follingbo}}


{{Gotland County}}
{{Gotland County}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Gotland County]]
[[Category:Populated places in Gotland County]]


Latest revision as of 11:34, 20 April 2024

Follingbo
Fållingbo (Gutnish)
Top of the Follingbo transmitter mast in Follingbo
Top of the Follingbo transmitter mast in Follingbo
Follingbo is located in Gotland
Follingbo
Follingbo
Coordinates: 57°34′56″N 18°23′0″E / 57.58222°N 18.38333°E / 57.58222; 18.38333
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total37.01 km2 (14.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total446
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitefollingbo.se

Follingbo 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 Follingbo District, established on 1 January 2016.[4][5]

The most distinguishing feature in Follingbo is the 260 m (850 ft) high Follingbo transmitter. It became operational on 24 December 1959, and has since then been used for broadcasting television and radio to all of Gotland.[6][7]

Geography[edit]

Follingbo is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Follingbo Church,[8] sometimes referred to as Follingbo kyrkby. It is situated in the west part of Gotland, just east of Visby.[9]

As of 2019, Follingbo Church belongs to Follingbo parish in Romaklosters pastorat.[10][11]

By the Svaide vät lake in Follingbo is Svaidestugan, a recreation area with tracks for running in summer and cross-country skiing in winter. In 2015, plans were made to restore the partially overgrown lake to its former open state and use it for ice skating.[12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Follingbo socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ^ The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on Kartinställningar and check the Socken box in the menu of this map Archived 11 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine from the Swedish National Heritage Board database.
  4. ^ "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Follingbo". www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ Leino, Per (24 December 2009). "Årets julklapp 1959 - en skarp tv-bild" [The main Christmas gift in 1959 - a sharp TV transmission]. www.helagotland.se. Helagotland. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ^ Wennström, Christer. "Follingbomasten – som alla sett…" (PDF). www.vasternorrland.fro.se. FRO Gotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 140–142. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  9. ^ "Follingbo". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Svaidestugan". www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  13. ^ Klint, Kerstin; Pettersson, Mats (14 October 2015). "Nu ska Svaide få nytt liv" [Bringing new life to Svaide]. www.helagotland.se. HelaGotland. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

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