Tofta
Tofta, also known as Gotlands Tofta, is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Tofta District, established on 1 January 2016.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 627 residents
- Description: socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
- Also known as: “Tofta socken”, “Tofta socken, Gotland”, and “Tofta, Gotland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tofta Church and Gnisvärd.
Tofta Church
Church
Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tofta Church is a medieval church in Tofta on the Swedish island of Gotland. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
Gnisvärd
Dwelling
Photo: Godewind, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Gnisvärd, is a fishing village in Tofta on the central west coast of the island of Gotland, Sweden. Gnisvärd is mostly known for its stone ships and harbor. Gnisvärd is situated 4 km southwest of Tofta.
Gnisvärds strandkyrka
Dwelling
Photo: W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gnisvärds strandkyrka is a dwelling, which is situated 4 km southwest of Tofta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenkumla and Träkumla.
Stenkumla
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenkumla is a village, which is situated 7 km northeast of Tofta.
Träkumla
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Träkumla is a village, which is situated 10 km northeast of Tofta.
Tofta
- Categories: socken and locality
- Location: Tofta socken, Eskelhem-Tofta, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.52081° or 57° 31′ 15″ northLongitude
18.1686° or 18° 10′ 7″ eastPopulation
627Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)United Nations Location Code
SE SZXOpen location code
9F9WG5C9+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 5307242884OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tofta” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tofta socken (baranggay sa Suwesya, Gotland)”
- Cebuano: “Tofta socken”
- Chinese: “Tofta Kàu-khu”
- Chinese: “布洛赫尔”
- Chinese: “托夫塔”
- Danish: “Tofta sogn”
- Finnish: “Tofta socken”
- Finnish: “Tofta”
- Finnish: “Toftan pitäjä”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Tofta Kàu-khu”
- Northern Frisian: “Tofta”
- Polish: “Tofta”
- Swedish: “Tofta socken, Gotland”
- Swedish: “Tofta socken”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gnisvärd dolmen and Gnisvärd skeppssättning #1.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tofta”. Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.