Eksta

Eksta
Stora Karlsö and Lilla Karlsö in Eksta
Eksta
Coordinates: 57°17′11″N 18°12′23″E / 57.28639°N 18.20639°E / 57.28639; 18.20639Coordinates: 57°17′11″N 18°12′23″E / 57.28639°N 18.20639°E / 57.28639; 18.20639
Country	Sweden
Province	Gotland
County	Gotland County
Municipality	Gotland Municipality
Area
• Total	46.21 km2 (17.84 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	259
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Eksta is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Eksta District.

Eksta is situated on the southwest coast of Gotland. The medieval Eksta Church is located in the socken. The two islands Stora Karlsö and Lilla Karlsö just off the coast of Gotland are also part of Eksta.

The remains of a Pitted Ware culture settlement along with 85 graves from that Middle Neolithic period, have been found at Ajvide in Eksta. The settlement has been excavated and is known as the Ajvide Settlement, (Swedish: Ajvideboplatsen). Ajvide is also known for its beach meadow, Ajvide strandänge, one of only two on Gotland that are still used for harvesting hay.