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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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Primarily, Barlingbo is only the small {{convert|0.22|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} village surrounding the Barlingbo Church,<ref name=SCB>{{cite web|title=Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010, fortsättning|trans_title=Statistics area, population, 2005 and 2010|url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0811/2010A01/MI0811_2010A01_SM_MI38SM1203.pdf|page=23|website=www.scb.se|publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]]|accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> but the name is also used for the larger surrounding area, Barlingbo socken. It is in the middle of the north part of Gotland. The land is flat and most of it is cultivated. The two [[mire]]s, ''Stormyr'' and ''Lillmyr'', have been drained and are now farmlands. The only forested areas are the |
Primarily, Barlingbo is only the small {{convert|0.22|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} village surrounding the Barlingbo Church,<ref name=SCB>{{cite web|title=Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010, fortsättning|trans_title=Statistics area, population, 2005 and 2010|url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0811/2010A01/MI0811_2010A01_SM_MI38SM1203.pdf|page=23|website=www.scb.se|publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]]|accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> but the name is also used for the larger surrounding area, Barlingbo socken. It is in the middle of the north part of Gotland. The land is flat and most of it is cultivated. The two [[mire]]s, ''Stormyr'' and ''Lillmyr'', have been drained and are now farmlands. The only forested areas are the East, North and West borders of the socken.<ref name=sjogren>{{cite book|editor1-last=Sjögren|editor1-first=Otto|title=Sverige: geografisk beskrivning|trans_title=Sweden: a geographical description|date=1931|publisher=Wahlström & Widstrand|location=Stockholm|language=Swedish|url=http://libris.kb.se/bib/9939}}</ref><ref name=national>{{cite web|last1=Bergman|first1=Mats|last2=Edlund|first2=Lars-Erik|last3=Selinge|first3=Klas-Göran|title=Barlingbo|url=http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/barlingbo|website=www.ne.se|publisher=[[Nationalencyklopedin]]|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Om...|url=http://www.barlingbosidan.se/barlingbo.htm|website=www.barlingbosidan.se|publisher=Barlingbo Heritage Society|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref> |
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== Stafva Manor == |
== Stafva Manor == |
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Revision as of 04:36, 24 December 2015
Barlingbo | |
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 Farmlands in Barlingbo | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.87 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 265 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.barlingbosidan.se |
Barlingbo is a settlement in the central part of the island of Gotland, Sweden. It is mostly known for the Stafva Manor, the largest cheese producer, and once one of the largest farms, on Gotland.
Etymology
The name Barlingbo was first mentioned in 1380. It comes from bard, meaning "edge" or "ridge", and inge meaning "inhabitants". The last part, bo, means "settlement". This gives the meaning of Barlingbo as "the ridge people's settlement".[3]
History
Barlingbo dates back to Medieval times. It is the name of a larger area surrounding Barlingbo Church, the Barlingbo socken. It was originally part of the Endre thing, which in turn was in the northernmost of the three original districts (similar to ridings) that Gotland was divided into during the Middle Ages. In 1862, it became an independent municipality. In 1952, it was incorporated into the Romakloster municipality and in 1971, all of Gotland became one municipality.[4] The boatswains from Barlingbo under the allotment system, were part of the First Gotlandic Boatswains Company.[5]
There are 40 known Iron Age graves in Barlingbo. A Viking silver treasure has also been found.[6][7][8]
Geography
Primarily, Barlingbo is only the small 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) village surrounding the Barlingbo Church,[9] but the name is also used for the larger surrounding area, Barlingbo socken. It is in the middle of the north part of Gotland. The land is flat and most of it is cultivated. The two mires, Stormyr and Lillmyr, have been drained and are now farmlands. The only forested areas are the East, North and West borders of the socken.[6][10][11]
Stafva Manor
Stafva (sometimes spelled Stava) was one of the largest farms on Gotland. It was bought in 1866, by Arthur von Corswant and has since been owned by that family for five generations. The main building was constructed by the former owner major J.E. Ahlgren by connecting two older stone buildings. In order to convert the land into farmland, Corswant felled most of the large oak groves in Barlingbo, something that caused much discontent among the inhabitants in the socken. His son, Willy von Corswant, was instrumental in the draining of the Roma and Stava mires, thereby creating even more farmland.[12][13]
The manor is a working farm with cheese and meat production. Stafva is the largest cheese producer on Gotland.[14] Three new stables for 1,200 beef cattle were inaugurated on 7 November 2007, by Minister of Agriculture Eskil Erlandsson.[15]
The Stafva estate was originally 726 ha (1,790 acres), 512 ha (1,270 acres) of that area was farmland, 23 ha (57 acres) used for grazing and 159 ha (390 acres) was forested. In 2011, 650 ha (1,600 acres) of farmlands and forest as well as the stables, were sold. It became the largest property sale on Gotland ever, with a price of SEK 88 million.[16]
Stafva has its own wind turbine. It was the first turbine bought by, and used on, a farm in Sweden. It is 40 m (130 ft) high, the rotation diameter of the turbine blades is 30 m (98 ft) and it was started in 1992. About 25% of the 300,000 kWh it produces each year, is used by the Stava estate. The rest of the electricity is sold to the Gotlands Energi AB (GEAB).[17]
References
- ^ Carlquist, Gunnar (ed.). Barlingbo socken. Malmö: Svensk uppslagsbok–Baltiska förlaget.
- ^ "Gotland i siffror". www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Wahlberg, Mats, ed. (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (in Swedish). Uppsala: Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet (SOFI). ISBN 91-7229-020-X.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Harlén, Hans; Harlén, Eivy (2003). Sverige från A till Ö: geografisk-historisk uppslagsbok (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kommentus. ISBN 91-7345-139-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Högman, Hans. "Gotlands båtsmanskompanier". www.algonet.se. Hans Högman. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b Sjögren, Otto, ed. (1931). Sverige: geografisk beskrivning (in Swedish). Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Barlingbo socken". www.historiska.se. Swedish History Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Barlingbo". www.raa.se. Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010, fortsättning" (PDF). www.scb.se. Statistics Sweden. p. 23. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Bergman, Mats; Edlund, Lars-Erik; Selinge, Klas-Göran. "Barlingbo". www.ne.se (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin.
- ^ "Om..." www.barlingbosidan.se. Barlingbo Heritage Society. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Wennerdal, Maj (1985). Sällsamheter på Gotland (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. p. 176. ISBN 91-29-56985-0.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gotländska gårdar. Stava egendom i Barlingbo och Follingbo". www.gutarforr.tingstade.com. Gotlands allehanda. 18 February 1937. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Madestrand, Bo (2010). "Gutarnas gastronomi" (PDF). www.gourmet.se. Gourmet. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Klint Langland, Eva. "Jordbruksministern invigde jättestallar vid Stafva". www.helagotland.se. Helagotland. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sitter kvar på Stafva gård". www.helagotland.se. Helagotland. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Wizelius, Tore (2009). Vindkraft på lantbruk (PDF) (in Swedish) (2 ed.). Stockholm: Vindform förlag. pp. 7–8. ISBN 9789197824606.
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