Alva
Alva is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Alva District, established on 1 January 2016.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
- Also known as: “Alva socken” and “Alva, Gotland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alva Church and Hemse Church.
Alva Church
Church
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Alva Church is a medieval church in Alva on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts of the church date from the late 12th century; with the halted construction of the tower about a century later, building activity ceased.
Hemse Church
Church
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Hemse Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Hemse on the island of Gotland. Preceded by the most well-preserved early stave church discovered in Sweden, the current church dates mainly from the 13th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Gotland.
Southern Gotland
Photo: Schorle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The southern part of Gotland includes towns such as Hemse, Ljugarn and Burgsvik. It's a quiet region, with scenic beaches and some of the most famous rauks.
Alva
- Category: socken
- Location: Alva, Hemse och Rone, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Alva” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alva socken”
- Chinese: “Alva Kàu-khu”
- Danish: “Alva sogn”
- Finnish: “Alva socken”
- Finnish: “Alva”
- Finnish: “Alvan pitäjä”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Alva Kàu-khu”
- Swedish: “Alva socken”
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