Bro (Gotland)

Bro
Bro Church
Bro
Coordinates: 57°40′8″N 18°28′43″E / 57.66889°N 18.47861°E / 57.66889; 18.47861Coordinates: 57°40′8″N 18°28′43″E / 57.66889°N 18.47861°E / 57.66889; 18.47861
Country	Sweden
Province	Gotland
County	Gotland County
Municipality	Gotland Municipality
Area^[1]
• Total	24 km² (9 sq mi)
Population (2013)^[2]
• Total	365
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Bro (sometimes called Bro and Duss) is a small settlement situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden.

Bro Church is in Bro.

One of the asteroids in the main belt, 10128 Bro, is named after this place.^[3]

Gallery

Holy spring at Bro.
Church yard at Bro church.
Old stone bridge at Bro.
Picture stones at Bro.

References

↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. p. 67.
↑ "Gotland i siffror 2013, pdf". www.gotland.se. Region Gotland. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-04-25.

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Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden

Major settlements (localities):	Burgsvik Fårösund Havdhem Hemse Klintehamn Lärbro Ljugarn Lövsta Norra Visby Roma Slite Stånga Tingstäde Väskinde Västerhejde Vibble Visby (seat)

Minor settlements:	Alva Ansarve and Tofta Austers and Sudergårda Barlingbo Bjärges and Nickarve Bjärs Björkhage Bro and Duss Brohagen and Lillåkre Burs Dalhem and Hallvide Eskelhem and Bringsarve Etelhem Follingbo Garde Gnisvärd and Smågårde Gothem Gute Hablingbo and Medebys Hangavar Hägdarve and Dede Hälge Högklint and Nygårds Hörsne Kappelshamn Katthammarsvik Klinte Kräklingbo Levide and Skinnarve Linde Lummelunda and Etebols Lye När Othem Othemars Rone Ronehamn Sanda and Lekarve Sjonhemsbacke and Haugbro Själsö Stenkumla Sylfaste and Lere Tofta strand Träkumla Valleviken Vänge Västergarn and Stora Mafrids

Other settlements:	Blåhäll Bläse Boge Brissund Bro¹ Bunge Dalhem² Eskelhem³ Fardhem Fole Follingbo⁴ Hablingbo⁵ Herrvik Kovik Langhammars Lau Levide⁶ Lickershamn Lokrume Lummelunda⁷ Mästerby Nisseviken Sanda⁸ Sigsarve Sundre Svajde Sylfaste⁹ Tofta¹⁰ Vamlingbo Vitvär Västergarn¹¹

Lakes:	Lake Ajke Lake Bästeträsk Lake Fardume Lake Hau Horsan Lojsta Lakes Lake Mjölhatte Norrsund Paviken Lake Tingstäde

Stream:	Gothemsån

Islands:	Asunden Enholmen Furillen Fårö Gotland Gotska Sandön Grunnet Heligholmen Hojskär Lau Islets Lilla Karlsö Skenholmen Stora Karlsö Ytterholmen Östergarnsholm

Peninsulas:	Faludden Norsholmen Närsholmen Näsudden S:t Olofsholm

Hills:	Grogarnsberget Östergarnsberget

Parishes:	Akebäck Alva, Hemse and Rone Barlingbo Björke Bunge, Rute and Fleringe Dalhem Eksta Endre Eskelhem-Tofta Fardhem Follingbo Forsa Fröjel Fårö Garde Gerum Gothem Havdhem Hejde Hejdeby Hoburg Klinte Levide Linde Lojsta När-Lau Othem-Boge Roma Sanda, Västergarn and Mästerby Sproge Stenkumla Stenkyrka Stånga-Burs Vall Hogrän and Atlingbo Visby domkyrkoförsamling Vänge Väskinde Väte Östergarn

Notes:	¹Part of Bro and Duss ²Part of Dalhem and Hallvide ³Part of Eskelhem and Bringsarve ⁴Part of Klinte and Follingbo norra and Klinte and Follingbo södra ⁵Part of Hablingbo and Medebys ⁶Part of Levide and Skinnarve ⁷Part of Lummelunda and Etebols ⁸Part of Sanda and Lekarve ⁹Part of Sylfaste and Lere ¹⁰Part of Ansarve and Tofta ¹¹Part of Västergarn and Stora Mafrids

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