Bäl
Bäl is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Bäl District, established on 1 January 2016.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
- Also known as: “Bal” and “Bäl socken”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bäl Church and Vallstena Church.
Bäl Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bäl Church is a medieval church in Gute, Bäl, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built during the first half of the 13th century and contains sculptural decoration in both Romanesque and Gothic styles.
Vallstena Church
Church
Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallstena Church is a medieval church on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby. Vallstena Church is situated 4 km south of Bäl.
Alvena lindaräng
Nature reserve
Photo: Sjunnesson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alvena lindaräng is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km south of Bäl.
Bäl
- Categories: socken and locality
- Location: Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.64363° or 57° 38′ 37″ northLongitude
18.63203° or 18° 37′ 55″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
9F9WJJVJ+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 617840435OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bäl” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bäl socken”
- Chinese: “Bäl Kàu-khu”
- Danish: “Bäls sogn”
- Finnish: “Bäl”
- Finnish: “Bälin pitäjä”
- Finnish: “Bäls socken”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bäl Kàu-khu”
- Swedish: “Bäls socken”
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