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Alva
Alva church
Alva church
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total233 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total247
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Alva is a small settlement situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden. On 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Alva District.[3]

Alva Church is in Alva.

One of the asteroids in the Asteroid belt, 2353 Alva, is named after this place.[4]

References

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. p. 67.
  2. ^ "Gotland i siffror 2013, pdf". www.gotland.se. Region Gotland. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Förordning om district" (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-04-25.