När

När is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of , with 413 inhabitants in 2014. It comprises the same area as the administrative När District, established on 1 January 2016. The När Lighthouse is located east of the village on .
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Photo: Carl Curman, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
  • Also known as: “Naer socken”, “När socken”, and “Närin pitäjä”

Places of Interest

Highlights: När Church and Närsholmen.

Church
Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a medieval church on the Swedish island of .

Nature reserve
Photo: Benjamin Håkansson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peninsula and a on the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include När.

Village
Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

När

Latitude
57.2444° or 57° 14′ 40″ north
Longitude
18.6485° or 18° 38′ 55″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9F9W6JVX+Q9
Geo­Names ID
8128123
Wiki­data ID
Q10605258
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“När” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “När socken”
  • Danish: “Närs sogn”
  • Finnish: “När”
  • French: “Närs socken”
  • Italian: “Närs socken”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “När Kàu-khu”
  • Spanish: “Närs socken”
  • Swedish: “Närs socken”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glasskär and Hörte.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Närshamn and Austerviken.

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