Tingstäde

Tingstäde
Tingstäde
Coordinates: 57°44′N 18°35′E / 57.733°N 18.583°E / 57.733; 18.583Coordinates: 57°44′N 18°35′E / 57.733°N 18.583°E / 57.733; 18.583
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 265
  Density 229/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Tingstäde is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden with 265 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is most noted for its nearby lake Lake Tingstäde, which contains the sunken Bulverket, built, used and abandoned during the 12th century.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Rönnby, Johan (1995). Bålverket: om samhällsförändring och motstånd med utgångspunkt från det tidigmedeltida Bulverket i Tingstäde träsk på Gotland [The Bulverk: About changes in society and resistance, using the Medieval Bulverket in Lake Tingstäde on Gotland as a starting point]. Studier från UV Stockholm, 99-2067501-6Skrifter / Riksantikvarieämbetet, Arkeologiska undersökningar, 1102-187X ; 10 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Byrån för arkeologiska undersökningar, Swedish National Heritage Board. ISBN 91-7192-974-6.
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