Ljugarn

Ljugarn
Ljugarn
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Gotland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Gotland
Municipality  :	Gotland
Coordinates :	57 ° 20 '  N , 18 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 20 '  N , 18 ° 42'  E
SCB code :	S2394
Status:	Småort
Residents :	198 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	1.92 km²
Population density :	103 inhabitants / km²

Ljugarn is a place ( småort ) on the Swedish island of Gotland in the province of Gotland County and the historic province of Gotland.

The place in the municipality of Gotland is a scattered settlement and is located on the east coast of the island. Ljugarn is located 42 km south of Slite and 42 km southeast of Visby . During the summer months, the place temporarily has a much higher number of inhabitants than the number of people living there all year round.

history

Ljugarn is an old port on the border of two administrative thirds of Gotland, the central and southern third. The island has been divided into thirds since ancient times. In the 17th century a lime kiln was built at the harbor and at the beginning of the 18th century a second "Storugn" (large furnace) was named, the ruins of which can still be seen. The export of lime, wood and tar permitted for the country ports flourished. The place experienced a further boom when the sale of merchant goods was allowed here from 1828, which until then was reserved for the city of Visby . The trade was carried out by the trading company Donner, which was active all over the island. Jacob Gottfrid Claudelin took it over in Ljugarn at the end of the 19th century.

At the turn of the century Ljugarn developed into a popular bathing and holiday resort. Tourism on Gotland began with Princess Eugenie, who came to the island in 1860 for health reasons and had the Fridhem summer villa built south of Visby . Visiting Gotland became fashionable in court circles, and writers, musicians and artists also created an image of the island that benefited tourism. The "Association of Friends of the Seaside Resort Ljugarn" built saunas and a community center on the beach . In 1930 there were five guest houses here and prominent summer Goths built summer houses here.

The oldest development, consisting of around 20 converted plank houses, is located in Ljugarn along the road to the port. The so-called "Yellow Court" is one of the oldest. At the end of Storvägen is the Claudelinsche Hof, which was built by Jacob Gottfrid Claudelin. It is a holdover from the time of Ljugarn as a trading place and consists of an ensemble of a large limestone house with a stately portal, shop, magazine and park. There are several warehouse buildings at the port that are related to the land trade. Here is a customs house from 1853, which is now used as a youth hostel, and the Strandritterhof, a monument and museum.

The beach knight was the customs officer. The Gotland farmers were obliged to furnish him with a house of a certain standard. The beach knight's farm in Ljugarn was probably built in the middle of the 18th century and gives a clear picture of the life of a customs officer. The cultural history museum in Visby owns the right to use the farm and has set it up as a beach knight museum. At the beginning of the 20th century, summer house development grew along the beach path. In 1914 the artist Louis Sparre built the "Sandarve" estate in a national romantic style; "Tallunden" is a large summer villa with a glass veranda, which was built in 1912 in a style typical of the time. Ljugarns Badpensionat was established in the 1920s, as were the Lävängen and Bringsarve boarding schools. Further buildings were later added between Storvägen and Strandvägen. Leisure houses were also built to the north, beyond the old fishing port of Vitvär .

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  In Ljugarn

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  In Ljugarn

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  Ljugarn Beach

In the south of Ljugarn lies the old port of Ljugarn (gamla hamn i Lugjarn), which was one of the more than 50 Gotland fishing spots, which is isolated and almost inaccessible . Commercial fishing ended here in 1933. Historically, the place never played the role of neighboring fishing spots, which were important even in the Viking Age.

Surroundings

Two kilometers north-west of Ljugarn lies the old fishing port of Vitvär on the coast. The Raukar area of Folhammar , declared a nature reserve, is 2.5 km northwest of Ljugarn .

literature

• Marita Jonsson, Sven-Olof Lindquist: Gotland cultural guide. Almqvist and Wiksell, Uppsala 1993, ISBN 91-88036-09-X .

Web links

Commons : Ljugarn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)