Gudhem
CountrySweden
MunicipalityFalköping Municipality
CountyVästra Götaland County
ProvinceVästergötland
Area total0.34 km²
Population as of31 December 2010
Population total427
Population density1248 km²
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Coordinates58°14′N 13°33′E
ClimateDfb

Gudhem is a locality situated in Falköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 427 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Gudhem Hundred, or Gudhems härad, was a hundred of Västergötland in Sweden, the name meaning "God's Home".[2]

Gudhem Abbey, initially a Benedictine and later Cistercian nunnery, operated in Gudhem between the 12th and 16th centuries.

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived 27 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Mats Wahlberg, red (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon. Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen. Libris 8998039. ISBN 91-7229-020-X