Väskinde

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Väskinde
Väskinde Church
Väskinde Church
Väskinde is located in Gotland
Väskinde
Väskinde
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Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2014)[2]
 • Total 1,501
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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

Geography

Väskinde is the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Väskinde Church,[4] sometimes referred to as Väskinde kyrkby. The name is also used for the locality Väskinde, as well as the larger surrounding area, Väskinde socken. It is located in the northwest part of Gotland.[5]

At Själsö in Väskinde, is the Brucebo nature reserve and art museum. Formerly the home of artists William Blair Bruce and his wife Carolina Benedicks-Bruce, it is now managed by the Brucebo Foundation.[6]

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