# Gothem

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Not to be confused with [Gotham (disambiguation)](/source/Gotham_(disambiguation)).

**Gothem** (ˈɡûːthɛm)[1] is a populated area, a [socken](/source/Socken) (not to be confused with [parish](/source/Parishes_of_the_Church_of_Sweden)), on the Swedish island of [Gotland](/source/Gotland).[2] It comprises the same area as the [administrative](/source/Registration_districts_in_Sweden) Gothem District, established on 1 January 2016.[3]

## Geography

Gothem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name given to the small settlement close to the church in the socken, although that name is purely administrative and does not appear on maps. It is situated on the east coast of Gotland.[4] One of Gotland's major streams, [Gothemsån](/source/Gothems%C3%A5n), has its outflow at Åminne in Gothem.[5]

The [medieval](/source/Middle_Ages) [Gothem Church](/source/Gothem_Church) is located in the socken.[6] As of 2019, Gothem Church belongs to Gothem [parish](/source/Parishes_of_the_Church_of_Sweden) in Norra Gotlands [pastorat](/source/Pastorat), along with the churches in [Norrlanda](/source/Norrlanda), [Källunge](/source/K%C3%A4llunge) and [Vallstena](/source/Vallstena).[7][8]

One of the [asteroids](/source/Asteroid) in the [asteroid belt](/source/Asteroid_belt), [10809 Majsterrojr](/source/10809_Majsterrojr), is [named](/source/List_of_Gotland_related_asteroids) after the Majsterrojr cairn in Gothem.[9]

## History

One of the largest [Bronze Age](/source/Bronze_Age) [cairns](/source/Cairn) on Gotland, the **Majsterrojr**, is in Gothem. It is approximately 4 m (13 ft) high and 33 m (108 ft) in diameter and is surrounded by Bronze Age graves. It is situated on a small hill with [stacks](/source/Stack_(geology)), that have also been used as building material for the cairn and the graves.[10]

## References

1. Jöran Sahlgren & Gösta Bergman (1979). [*Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter*](https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0013.html) (in Swedish). p. 9.

1. The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on *Kartinställningar* and check the *Socken* box in the menu of [this map](http://www.fmis.raa.se/cocoon/fornsok/search.html?parish=925&tab=2&page=1) from the [Swedish National Heritage Board](/source/Swedish_National_Heritage_Board) database.

1. ["Förordning om district"](http://rkrattsdb.gov.se/SFSdoc/15/150493.PDF) [Regulation of districts]. [Ministry of Finance](/source/Ministry_of_Finance_(Sweden)). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

1. ["Gothem"](http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/gothem). *www.ne.se*. [Nationalencyklopedin](/source/Nationalencyklopedin). Retrieved 22 June 2016.

1. Pettersson, Urban (2006). [*Gothemsån: biotopkartering november 2005*](http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/gotland/SiteCollectionDocuments/Sv/Publikationer/Natur-och-milj%C3%B6/2006/2006-08-gothemsan-biotopkartering.pdf) (in Swedish). Rapporter om natur och miljö, 1653-7041 ; 2006:8. Visby: Länsstyrelsen i Gotlands län. p. 5. [ISSN 1653-7041](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1653-7041)

1. Lagerlöf, Erland & Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). *Gotlands kyrkor* [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: [Rabén & Sjögren](/source/Rab%C3%A9n_%26_Sj%C3%B6gren). pp. 151–153. ISBN 91-29-41035-5.

1. ["Församlingar på Gotland"](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/visbystift/f). *www.svenskakyrkan.se*. [Church of Sweden](/source/Church_of_Sweden). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

1. ["Visby stifts indelning 2018"](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?id=1714164). *www.svenskakyrkan.se*. [Church of Sweden](/source/Church_of_Sweden). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

1. ["10809 Majsterrojr (1993 FS14)"](http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=10809). [NASA](/source/NASA). Retrieved 22 June 2016.

1. Enderborg, Bernt. ["Majsterrojr"](http://www.guteinfo.com/?id=1724). *www.guteinfo.com*. Guteinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

## External links

- [Objects from Gothem at the Digital Museum](http://digitaltmuseum.se/search?query=Gothem%20socken) by [Nordic Museum](/source/Nordic_Museum)

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