Fardhem
Fardum (Gutnish) | |
|---|---|
 Fardhem Church | |
  Fardhem | |
| Coordinates: 57°15′50″N 18°20′29″E / 57.26389°N 18.34139°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 485 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Fardhem (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfɑ̂ːɖhɛm])[3] is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Fardhem District, established on 1 January 2016.[5] The area is rural with farms, tourism and small companies as the main sources of income.[6] It is home to football club Fardhem IF.[7]
- ^ "Fardhem socken". Svensk uppslagsbok (2 ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. 1947–55. SELIBR 11112.
- ^ "Gotland i siffror" [Gotland in numbers]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 7.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Fardhem". www.gotland.net. Gotland.net. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Fardhem IF–Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 22 April 2016.