The area of the mire was originally 26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi), of which 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) consisted of small lakes.[2] It was a significant habitat for water birds and the lakes were used for fishing. A suggestion about draining the mire was first presented in 1898.[3] The mire was drained in 1902–10. Some of the lakes that dried up were Tunngansträsk, Storträsk, Nydträsk, Risalaträsk and Eskesträsk.[4]
Just south of the mire is the Havor Iron Agehillfort. At the time it was built, the mire was still lakes and the fort was located on the shore of one of these. In 1961, an archaeological excavation of the hillfort lead to the discovery of the Havor Hoard.[5][6]
HistoryEdit
As part of a national program for public works to reduce unemployment in 1920–21, a total of 22.5 km (14.0 mi) of roads were constructed at Mästermyr. By the 1930s, 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) of the former mire was cultivated.[2]
On 21April 1940, a German aircraft Heinkel He 111 was forced to make an emergency landing at Mästermyr. It was one of three planes en route to bomb the Steinkjer – Trondheim railway in Norway. Due to cloudy weather they had to abort and return to Aalborg. The navigators had been given faulty information about the prevailing wind conditions and when they broke through the clouds, the planes were over Gotland instead of Skagerrak. Swedish air defence fired on the planes and two of them had to make emergency landings, one at Mästermyr and one at När. The third plane managed to escape and landed on Bornholm.[7]
In 2008, Swedish power companyVattenfall initiated a project to build a wind farm on Mästermyr.[8] The plans were stopped through a decision made by the Swedish Land and Environment Court in July 2012.[9]
^Widfeldt, Bo. "Nödlandning på Gotland vid Mästermyr" [Emergency landing on Gotland at Mästermyr]. www.forcedlandingcollection.se. Forcedlanding Collection. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^Olsson, Magdalena (30 October 2008). "Samråd om vindkraft på Mästermyr" [Consultation about wind power on Mästermyr]. www.helagotland.se. HelaGotland. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^Hjernquist, Anncatrin (12 July 2012). "Ingen vindkraft på Mästermyr" [No wind power on Mästermyr]. www.helagotland.se. HelaGotland. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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mästermyr, mostly, drained, mire, west, hemse, island, gotland, sweden, chest, found, here, 1936, mire, cultivated, mirecoordinates, 2335, 2335, 25locationgotland, swedenarea, total2, hectares, acres, elevation20, geography, edit, nbsp, workers, draining, 1902. Mastermyr is a now mostly drained mire west of Hemse on the island of Gotland Sweden The Mastermyr chest was found here in 1936 1 Mastermyrmire cultivatedMastermyrMastermyr mireCoordinates 57 14 01 N 18 15 00 E 57 2335 N 18 25 E 57 2335 18 25LocationGotland SwedenArea Total2 670 hectares 6 600 acres Elevation20 m 64 ft Geography Edit nbsp Workers draining Mastermyr 1902 1910The area of the mire was originally 26 7 km2 10 3 sq mi of which 3 2 km2 1 2 sq mi consisted of small lakes 2 It was a significant habitat for water birds and the lakes were used for fishing A suggestion about draining the mire was first presented in 1898 3 The mire was drained in 1902 10 Some of the lakes that dried up were Tunnganstrask Stortrask Nydtrask Risalatrask and Eskestrask 4 Just south of the mire is the Havor Iron Age hillfort At the time it was built the mire was still lakes and the fort was located on the shore of one of these In 1961 an archaeological excavation of the hillfort lead to the discovery of the Havor Hoard 5 6 History EditAs part of a national program for public works to reduce unemployment in 1920 21 a total of 22 5 km 14 0 mi of roads were constructed at Mastermyr By the 1930s 12 km2 4 6 sq mi of the former mire was cultivated 2 On 21 April 1940 a German aircraft Heinkel He 111 was forced to make an emergency landing at Mastermyr It was one of three planes en route to bomb the Steinkjer Trondheim railway in Norway Due to cloudy weather they had to abort and return to Aalborg The navigators had been given faulty information about the prevailing wind conditions and when they broke through the clouds the planes were over Gotland instead of Skagerrak Swedish air defence fired on the planes and two of them had to make emergency landings one at Mastermyr and one at Nar The third plane managed to escape and landed on Bornholm 7 In 2008 Swedish power company Vattenfall initiated a project to build a wind farm on Mastermyr 8 The plans were stopped through a decision made by the Swedish Land and Environment Court in July 2012 9 References Edit Arwidsson Greta Berg Gosta 1999 The Mastermyr find Lompoc CA Larson Publishing Company ISBN 0 9650755 1 6 a b Carlquist Gunnar ed 1937 Mastermyr Svensk uppslagsbok Vol 18 Malmo Svensk Uppslagsbok AB pp 593 94 Forslag till utdikning av Mastermyr www riksarkivet se National Archives of Sweden Retrieved 31 October 2015 Nihlen John ed 1940 Gotland Svenska turistforeningens resehandbocker 99 0856560 5 5 ed Stockholm a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link RAA nummer Hablingbo 32 1 www raa se Swedish National Heritage Board Retrieved 12 May 2016 Nylen Erik Lund Hansen Ulla Manneke Peter 2005 The Havor hoard the gold the bronzes the fort Royal Swedish Academy of Letters History and Antiquities ISBN 9174023454 Retrieved 15 May 2016 Widfeldt Bo Nodlandning pa Gotland vid Mastermyr Emergency landing on Gotland at Mastermyr www forcedlandingcollection se Forcedlanding Collection Retrieved 28 October 2015 Olsson Magdalena 30 October 2008 Samrad om vindkraft pa Mastermyr Consultation about wind power on Mastermyr www helagotland se HelaGotland Retrieved 28 October 2015 Hjernquist Anncatrin 12 July 2012 Ingen vindkraft pa Mastermyr No wind power on Mastermyr www helagotland se HelaGotland Retrieved 28 October 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mastermyr amp oldid 1180330760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
