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Fole (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfûːlɛ])[2] 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 Fole District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Fole
Fole Church
Fole
Coordinates: 57°39′2″N 18°32′41″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Gotland
County	Gotland County
Municipality	Gotland Municipality
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	427
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.fole.se

Geography

Fole is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Fole Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Fole kyrkby. It is situated in the central northern part of Gotland.[6]

Fole Church is a 13th-century edifice mixing Romanesque and Gothic elements. As of 2019^[update], Fole Church belongs to Väskinde parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Bro, Väskinde, Lokrume, Hejnum and Bäl.[7][8]

One of the asteroids in the Asteroid belt, 10129 Fole, is named after this place.[9]

History

A number of gold bracteates and other Viking Age jewelry has been found at Fole.[10]

Fole Idrottsförening ("Fole Sports Club") is one of the oldest on Gotland, founded in 1894.[11]

Gallery

• 
  Entrance to Fole church.
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  Medieval house Vtlings at Fole.
• 
  Fole rectory.

References

Further reading

• Lundmark, Efraim (1929). Kyrkor i Bro ting: konsthistoriskt inventarium. Sveriges kyrkor, 99-0108065-7Sveriges kyrkor ; 31. Gotland ; 1 ; 3. Stockholm. SELIBR 1490360.
• Nylén, Erik (1972). Mellan brons- och järnålder: ett rikt gravfynd och dess datering med konventionell metod och C14. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell. ISBN 91-7192-007-2. SELIBR 7618554.

External links

• Objects from Fole at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum

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