Hangvar | |
|---|---|
 Sigsarve beach in Hangvar | |
  Hangvar | |
| Coordinates: 57°50′21″N 18°41′18″E / 57.83917°N 18.68833°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84.18 km2 (32.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 344 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hangvar (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhâŋːvɑːr])[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 Hangvar District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]
Hangvar is the home of football club Hangvar SK.[6]
- ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Hangvars socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 10.
- ^ 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 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Hangvar SK – Fotboll Klubb". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.