Vänge, Gotland
Place in Gotland, Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vänge is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Vänge District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
Vänge
Vängge (Gutnish) | |
|---|---|
 Vänge Church | |
  Vänge | |
| Coordinates: 57°27′7″N 18°30′41″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.76 km2 (15.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 390 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vänge is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Vänge Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Vänge kyrkby. Vänge is situated in the central part of Gotland.[6]
As of 2019[update], Vänge Church belongs to Vänge parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Buttle, Guldrupe, Sjonhem, Viklau and Halla.[7][8]
One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10794 Vänge, is named after this place.[9]
With the establishing of railways on Gotland in 1878, one of the stations resulted in the settlement Bjärges in Vänge. Other settlements are Bringes and Nickarve.[10]
With several equestrian establishments, Vänge is horse country. The Western Riders Arena is used for western riding and rodeo events. A number of the members of the Gotland Western Riders also perform as jousting knights in the Tournamentum team at the annual Medieval Week on Gotland and national jousting tournaments.[11][12][13]
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