Hall, Gotland

Not to be confused with Halla, Gotland.

Hall 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 Hall District, established on 1 January 2016.^[4]

Hall
Hallshuk fishermen chapel in Hall
Hall
Coordinates: 57°53′31″N 18°42′57″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Gotland
County	Gotland County
Municipality	Gotland Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	34.29 km2 (13.24 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[2]
• Total	53
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Hall is situated on the north coast of Gotland.^[5] The medieval Hall Church is located in the socken.^[6] On the coast is also Hallshuk, sometimes called Hall, fishing village with the Hallshuk Chapel, built by Queen Christina in 1645, to be used by the fishermen working in the area.^[7] As of 2019^[update], Hall Church and Hallshuk Chapel belongs to Forsa parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Lärbro, Hellvi and Hangvar.^[8][9]

Along the northwest and north coast of Hall is the Hall-Hangvar nature reserve. The reserve is the largest on Gotland, covering an area of 28 km² (11 sq mi).^[10] The reserve was established in 1967 and expanded in 1999.^[11]