Bunge, Gotland

Bunge
Bungge (Gutnish)
One of the farms at Bunge Museum
One of the farms at Bunge Museum
Bunge is located in Gotland
Bunge
Bunge
Coordinates: 57°51′13″N 19°01′24″E / 57.85361°N 19.02333°E / 57.85361; 19.02333
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total886
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bunge is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is situated in the northernmost part of Gotland, southwest of Fårösund.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Bunge District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. p. 67.
  2. ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  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" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2016.