Alva

Alva is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of . It comprises the same area as the administrative Alva District, established on 1 January 2016.
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 20 metres (66 feet)
  • Description: socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
  • Also known as
    “Alva socken”
    “Alva, Gotland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alva Church and Hemse Church.

Church
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is a medieval church in Alva on the island of .

Church
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is a medieval Lutheran church in on the island of .

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Gotland.

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The southern part of includes towns such as Hemse, Ljugarn and Burgsvik.

Alva

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Latitude
57.2049° or 57° 12′ 18″ north
Longitude
18.3645° or 18° 21′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F9W6937+XR
Geo­Names ID
8128207
Wiki­data ID
Q10407079

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Alva” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alva socken”
  • Danish: “Alva sogn”
  • Finnish: “Alva socken”
  • Finnish: “Alva”
  • Finnish: “Alvan pitäjä”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Alva Kàu-khu”
  • Swedish: “Alva socken”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Havdhem Church and Uggarderojr.

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