Lau
Lau is a socken on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Lau District, established on 1 January 2016. Originally an island, it is now part of the main Gotland island due to the isostasy.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- Description: socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
- Also known as“Lau socken”“Lau, Gotland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lau Church and När Church.
Lau Church
Lau Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby.
När Church
När Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. När Church is situated 4 km south of Lau.
Garde Church
Garde Church is a medieval church in Garde on the Swedish island of Gotland. Garde Church is situated 4 km northwest of Lau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include När.
Lau
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Latitude
57.2915° or 57° 17′ 29″ north
Longitude
18.6314° or 18° 37′ 53″ east
Open location code
9F9W7JRJ+HH
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lau socken”
- Danish: “Lau sogn”
- Finnish: “Lau socken”
- Finnish: “Lau”
- Finnish: “Laun pitäjä”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lau Kàu-khu”
- Swedish: “Lau socken”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lausvik and Alskog Church.
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