Garde

Garde or Garda is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of . It comprises the same area as the administrative Garde District, established on 1 January 2016. It was the birthplace of the marine biologist Adolf Appellöf.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
  • Also known as: Garde socken” and “Garde, Gotland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Garde Church and Alskog Church.

Church
is a medieval church in Garde on the Swedish island of . It was built in stages during the Middle Ages. The oldest part is the nave and the base of the tower, while the most recently constructed part is the large chancel.

Church
is a medieval church in on the Swedish island of . The church in its entirety dates from the 13th century, with the last additions probably being made c.

Garde

Latitude
57.3314° or 57° 19′ 53″ north
Longitude
18.58° or 18° 34′ 48″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
9F9W8HJJ+H2
Geo­Names ID
8126168
Wiki­data ID
Q10502871
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Garde” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Garde socken
  • Chinese: Garde Kàu-khu
  • Danish: Garde sogn
  • Finnish: Garde socken
  • Finnish: Garde
  • Finnish: Garden pitäjä
  • French: Garde (Gotland)
  • French: Garde
  • Min Nan Chinese: Garde Kàu-khu
  • Spanish: Garde socken
  • Spanish: parroquia de Garde
  • Spanish: Parroquia de Garde
  • Swedish: Garde socken

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