Gotland County ( Swedish : Gotlands län ) is a county or län of Sweden . Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland , and is the largest of Sweden's islands . Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County consists of only one county council , which also serves as a municipality, Region Gotland . Gotland County is the only county in Sweden that is not governed by a municipal council . The municipality handles the tasks that are otherwise handled by the county council: mainly health care and public transport. Like other counties, Gotland has a County Administrative Board , which oversees implementation of the Swedish state government. Both the County Administrative Board and the municipality have their seat in the largest city, Visby , with over 22,000 inhabitants. Princess Leonore, the daughter of Princess Madeleine , is Duchess of Gotland.
12-536: Irevik (also known as Ireviken or Ihreviken ) in Hangvar socken 5 kilometres (3 miles) north of Visby , is a more than 2-kilometre-long (1 mi) section of the Swedish island Gotland 's coastline. There are several settlements from Stone and Bronze Ages . There are also remains of ancient castles on the cliffs. Ihre farm is located at the exit road down to the bay from the country road. The first known owner of
24-574: Is the only Swedish county that is not administered by a county council . Instead, the municipality is tasked with the responsibilities of a county, including public health care and public transport. The main aims of the County Administrative Board are to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government , to coordinate the interests and promote the development of
36-528: The administrative Hangvar District, established on 1 January 2016. Hangvar is the home of football club Hangvar SK . Hangvar is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Hangvar Church , sometimes referred to as Hangvar kyrkby . It is situated across the northern tip of Gotland. As of 2019 , Hangvar Church belongs to Forsa parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat , along with
48-493: The County Administrative Board. Similar provisions are applicable to the counties of Västra Götaland and Skåne during the trial period. The five most populous localities of Gotland County in 2010: Statistics Sweden have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and
60-464: The area is not very large, there are three different entertainment establishments – the Ihrebaden, Ihre farm and Ihre mill. In the northern part of Irevik lies Sigsarve beach. It is also the starting point of the 28-square-kilometer Hall-Hangvar Nature Reserve, which is Gotland's largest. From Sigsarve beach, the reserve stretches along a 25 km (16 mi) stretch of coastline. In the eastern part of
72-439: The beach is also considered one of Gotland's best beaches. In the middle is a long sandy beach which is one of Gotland's most visited. The river Ireån opens into the bay. Formerly a fishing village , Irevik is mainly a summer cottage area, and nearly 200 cottages are on mature forest sites. The houses have been built for a long time, and the area therefore has a mixed character without a hint of mass-produced cottage area. Although
84-589: The churches in Lärbro , Hellvi , Hall and Hallshuk . Located on the west coast of Hangvar are the Sigsarve beach and fishing site, as well as Ireviken (or Irevik or Ihreviken), a former fishing village now a small holiday resort and community. Along the west coast of Hangvar is the Hall-Hangvar nature reserve . The reserve is the largest on Gotland, covering an area of 28 km (11 sq mi). The reserve
96-410: The climate is very much influenced by continental airflows. The precipitation amount is quite moderated, especially for an oceanic climate, but is relatively consistent throughout the year. Hangvar Hangvar ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhâŋːvɑːr] ) is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish ), on the Swedish island of Gotland . It comprises the same area as
108-498: The county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government agency headed by a Governor. Mats Löfving is the regional police chief for both Stockholm and Gotland Counties. During a trial period the County Council provisions for Gotland has been evolved to provisions for a Regional Council, meaning that it has assumed certain tasks from
120-570: The farm was named Hans Eire. His grandson Thomas Ihre moved to Lund from Visby to finally become a judge in Linköping . The Ireviken event was the first of three relatively minor extinction events (the Ireviken, Mulde , and Lau events) during the Silurian period. The event is best recorded at Ireviken, Gotland, where over 50% of trilobite species became extinct. The bay is framed by high cliffs and
132-593: The reserve, on the other side of the road, is Träskmyr moor, the largest preserved moor on Gotland. It is a so-called agmyr (Swedish for a calcareous bog. There are many unusual flowers in the reserve, such as the Fumana or needle sunrose ( Fumana procumbens ), Euphrasia and alpine key. According to the Köppen climate classification , Irevik has an oceanic climate . This renders cooler summers and milder winters than most of mainland Sweden. However, in spite of its marine position
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#1732847634639144-510: Was established in 1967 and expanded in 1999. This article about a location in Gotland County , Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gotland County The provinces of Sweden are no longer officially administrative units but are used in reporting population size, politics, etc. In that case, the province, the county and the municipality all have identical borders and cover an area of 3151 km Gotland
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