Bro, Gotland

Not to be confused with Bro, Stockholm.

Bro (sometimes called Bro and Duss) 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 Bro District, established on 1 January 2016.^[4]

Bro Bro and Duss
Bro Church
Bro
Coordinates: 57°40′8″N 18°28′43″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Gotland
County	Gotland County
Municipality	Gotland Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[2]
• Total	389
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	brosocken.se

Geography

Bro is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Bro Church,^[5] sometimes referred to as Bro kyrkby. It is situated in the northwest part of Gotland, northeast of Visby.^[6]

As of 2019^[update], Bro Church belongs to Väskinde parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Väskinde, Fole, Lokrume, Hejnum and Bäl.^[7][8]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10128 Bro, is named after this place.^[9]

Gallery

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  Holy spring at Bro.
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  Church yard at Bro church.
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  Old stone bridge at Bro.
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  Picture stones at Bro.