Alva, Gotland
Alva | |
|---|---|
 Alva church | |
| 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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