Official Name: | Stenkumla |
Native Name: | Stainkumble |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Gotland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Gotland Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gotland County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gotland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 31,65 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 526 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 57.5475°N 18.2683°W |
Stenkumla is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Stenkumla District, established on 1January 2016.[4]
Stenkumla is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Stenkumla Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Stenkumla kyrkby. It is situated in the central east part of Gotland.[6]
, Stenkumla Church belongs to Stenkumla parish, along with the churches in Träkumla, Västerhejde andVibble.[7] [8]
One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10553 Stenkumla, is named after this place.[9]
The last public execution in Sweden took place at Stenkumla Backe by Stenkumla Church on 18May 1876. Konrad Petterson Lundqvist Tector, a robber and murderer was beheaded. He was buried in the church cemetery where his grave can still be seen.[10] [11] [12]