Fole
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Fole Church
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| Coordinates: 57°39′2″N 18°32′41″E / 57.65056°N 18.54472°ECoordinates: 57°39′2″N 18°32′41″E / 57.65056°N 18.54472°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 427 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | www |
Fole is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Fole District.
Fole is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Fole Church, sometimes referred to as Fole kyrkby. It is situated in the central northern part of Gotland.
One of the asteroids in the Asteroid belt, 10129 Fole, is named after this place.
Fole Church is a 13th-century edifice mixing Romanesque and Gothic elements. Fole is a part of Väskinde parish.Fole Idrottsförening ("Fole Sports Club") is one of the oldest on Gotland, founded in 1894. A number of gold bracteates and other Viking Age jewelry has been found at Fole.
Fole consist of a number of farms over a larger area.
Entrance to Fole church.
Medieval house Vtlings at Fole.
Fole rectory.
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