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'''Alva''' is a settlement situated in [[Gotland Municipality]], [[Gotland County]], on the island of [[Gotland]], Sweden. Formerly a [[socken]], on 1{{nbsp}}January 2016, it was reconstituted into the [[Registration districts in Sweden|administrative area]] Alva 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=24 May 2016}}</ref> |
'''Alva''' is a settlement situated in [[Gotland Municipality]], [[Gotland County]], on the island of [[Gotland]], Sweden. Formerly a [[socken]], on 1{{nbsp}}January 2016, it was reconstituted into the [[Registration districts in Sweden|administrative area]] Alva 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=24 May 2016}}</ref> |
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== Geography == |
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Alva is the name of the small village surrounding the the medieval [[Alva 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=90–92144}}</ref> sometimes referred to as ''Alva kyrkby''. The name is also used for the larger surrounding area, Alva socken. It is situated in the south part of Gotland.<ref name=ne>{{cite web|title=Alva|url=http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/alva|website=www.ne.se|publisher=[[Nationalencyklopedin]]|accessdate=27 May 2016}}</ref> |
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One of the [[asteroid]]s in the [[Asteroid belt]], [[List of minor planets: 2001–3000|2353 Alva]], is named after this place.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2353 | title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser | accessdate = 25 April 2008 | publisher = [[NASA]]}}</ref> |
One of the [[asteroid]]s in the [[Asteroid belt]], [[List of minor planets: 2001–3000|2353 Alva]], is named after this place.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2353 | title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser | accessdate = 25 April 2008 | publisher = [[NASA]]}}</ref> |
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*[http://digitaltmuseum.se/search?query=Alva%20socken%20s%C3%B6dra%20gotlands Objects from Alva at the Digital Museum] by [[Nordic Museum]] |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 233 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 133 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Alva is a settlement situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, on the island of Gotland, Sweden. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Alva District.[3]
Geography
Alva is the name of the small village surrounding the the medieval Alva Church,[4] sometimes referred to as Alva kyrkby. The name is also used for the larger surrounding area, Alva socken. It is situated in the south part of Gotland.[5]
One of the asteroids in the Asteroid belt, 2353 Alva, is named after this place.[6]
References
- ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. p. 67.
- ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015". www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "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) - ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 90–92144. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Alva". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
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