Stånga socken

Stånga is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland, with 491 inhabitants in 2014. Stånga is also the name of the larger populated area, socken. It comprises the same area as the administrative Stånga District, established on 1 January 2016.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stånga Church and Asträsk, Gotland.

Stånga Church

Church

Photo: Bernt Fransson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stånga Church is a medieval church in Stånga on the Swedish island of Gotland. The site of the church has probably been considered sacred since before the Christianization of Scandinavia.

Asträsk, Gotland

Lake

Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Asträsk, Gotland is a lake, which is situated 3½ km west of Stånga socken.

Lye Church

Church

Photo: Godewind, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Lye Church is a medieval church on Gotland, Sweden. The oldest parts of the church date from the last quarter of the 12th century, and the last major addition was the disproportionately large chancel, built during the second quarter of the 14th century by a workshop known by its notname as Egypticus. Lye Church is situated 4 km east of Stånga socken.

Stånga socken

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Stanga socken”
Location: Stånga-Burs, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.294° or 57° 17′ 39″ north

Longitude

18.4608° or 18° 27′ 39″ east

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

9F9W7FV6+J8

GeoNames ID

8128128

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