Dalhem (Gotland)

Dalhem
The old Hesselby station in Dalhem
Dalhem
Coordinates: 57°33′7″N 18°31′56″E / 57.55194°N 18.53222°ECoordinates: 57°33′7″N 18°31′56″E / 57.55194°N 18.53222°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Gotland
County	Gotland County
Municipality	Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
• Total	0,49 km^2 (19 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
• Total	485
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Dalhem (also referred to as Dalhem och Hallvide), is a settlement on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The area is rural with farms, tourism and equestrian facilities as the main sources of income.^[3][4] The Dunbodi General Store Museum in Dalhem, is a shop from the early 1900s, preserved as a museum.^[5] The medieval Dalhem Church is in Dalhem.^[6]

Railway

The narrow-gauge railway on Gotland was decommissioned in the beginning of the 1960s. However, short parts of the railway tracks are still preserved. The most well-kept of these is the railway at Dalhem. Built in 1900–1902, it was originally 33 km (21 mi),^[7] with the latest restoration finished in 2015, the preserved part is 6.6 km (4.1 mi). The railway is maintained by the Gotland Train Association.^[8]

Gallery

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  Hans Krok's cross

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  Dunbodi General Store Museum

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  Hesselby railway museum

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  Dalhem Church

References

1. "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010, fortsättning" [Statistics area, population, 2005 and 2010] (PDF). www.scb.se. Statistics Sweden. p. 23. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
2. "Gotland i siffror" [Gotland in numbers]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
3. Molin, Maria. "Gotländska primörer firas hela helgen" [Gotland's first vegetables celebrated during the weekend]. www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
4. "Ridskolor" [Equestrian centers]. www.ridskolor.org. Ridskolor.org. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
5. Molin, Malin. "Nostalgimuseum fångar atmosfären i en lanthandel" [Nostalgia museum captures the atmosphere of an old shop]. www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
6. Lagerlöf, Erland (1973). Lagerlöf, Erland, ed. Gotlands kyrkor (in Swedish). Uddevalla: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 116–119. ISBN 9129410355.
7. Svensson, Anders. "Slite- Roma 1902, 33 km". www.gotlandstaget.se. Gotland Train Association. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
8. Molin, Maria. "En resa bakåt i tiden med Gotlandståget". www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

External links

• Gotland Train Association