Eke, Gotland
socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
Eke is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Eke District, established on 1 January 2016.
Geography
Eke is situated in the southeast part of Gotland. The medieval Eke Church is located in the socken. As of 2019, Eke Church belongs to Havdhem parish in Sudrets pastorat, along with the churches in Havdhem, Näs, Grötlingbo, Hablingbo and Silte.
History
The Guding hillfort in Eke was built during the Iron Age. The wall that encircles it is approximately 450 m (1,480 ft) long and the courtyard about 12,000 m2 (130,000 ft2).
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Eke, Gotland” is socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Gotland, socken and Sweden, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10480494. Authority coordinates are 57.168, 18.379. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2016 and 2019.
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