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Alskog
Gålerum grave field in Alskog
Gålerum grave field in Alskog
LandSchweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total38.07 km2 (14.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total117
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Alskog is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Alskog District.[4]

History

The Gålerum grave field in Alskog has over 200 stone settings, dating from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. The grave field includes eight stone ships, five cairns and a picture stone. The area is sometimes erroneously referred to as Digerrojr, a cairn in Garde, south of Alskog. [5]

Geography

Alskog is situated in the central east part of Gotland.[6] The medieval Alskog Church is located in the socken.[7]

The three Lau Islets just off the coast are part of Alskog, despite being named after the neighboring Lau socken.[8]

References

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Alskog socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015". www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 26 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  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 from the Swedish National Heritage Board database.
  4. ^ "Förordning om district" (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Enderborg, Bernt. "Gravfältet vid Gålrum". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Alskog". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 88–90. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Henriksson, Greta (11 January 2015). "Alskog". www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 26 June 2016.