Dalhem, Gotland

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This article is about the Swedish district. For the eponymous Walloon municipality, Belgium, see Dalhem.
Dalhem
Dalhem and Hallvide
The old Hesselby station in Dalhem
The old Hesselby station in Dalhem
Dalhem is located in Gotland
Dalhem
Dalhem
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Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 0,49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
 • Total 485
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Dalhem (also referred to as Dalhem and Hallvide), is a settlement on the island of Gotland, Sweden. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Dalhem District.[4]

Geography

Dalhem is the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Dalhem Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Dalhem kyrkby. The name is also used for the larger surrounding area, Dalhem socken. It is situated in central Gotland.[6] The area is rural with farms, tourism and equestrian facilities as the main sources of income.[7][8]

The Dunbodi General Store Museum in Dalhem, is a shop from the early 1900s, preserved as a museum.[9]

Railway

The narrow-gauge railway on Gotland was decommissioned in the beginning of the 1960s. However, short parts of the railway tracks are still preserved. The most well-kept of these is the railway at Dalhem. Built in 1900–1902, it was originally 33 km (21 mi),[10] with the latest restoration finished in 2015, the preserved part is 6.6 km (4.1 mi). The railway is maintained by the Gotland Train Association.[11]

Gallery

  • Hans Kroks kors Dalhem.jpg

    Hans Krok's cross

  • Dune lanthandel 01.JPG

    Dunbodi General Store Museum

  • Dalhem museijärnväg b (2).jpg

    Hesselby railway museum

  • Gotland-Dalhems-kyrka 01.jpg

    Dalhem Church

References

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  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.
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