| Official Name: | Fardhem |
| Native Name: | Fardum |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Gotland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gotland Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gotland County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gotland |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 20 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 485 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 57.2639°N 18.3414°W |
Fardhem (pronounced as /sv/)[3] is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Fardhem District, established on 1January 2016.[5] The area is rural with farms, tourism and small companies as the main sources of income.[6] It is home to football club Fardhem IF.[7]
Fardhem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Fardhem Church,[8] sometimes referred to as Fardhem kyrkby. It is situated on southern Gotland about 2km (01miles) northwest of Hemse. Most of the socken consists of farmed plains on land reclaimed from the drained Mästermyr to the south.[9] [10] Many of the farmed fields still have the same boundaries as in the 18th century.
In the middle of Fardhem is the Sandarve kulle nature reserve. Situated on a hill it covers 15ha at an elevation of about 60m (200feet). It was established in 1984.[11]
, Fardhem Church belongs to Fardhem parish in Fardhems pastorat.[12] [13]
The locality is mentioned as Farþhaim in the 14th century Gutasaga.[14] The last part of the name hem means "dwelling" or "farm" and the first part fardh means "trail" or "a place where you can travel", it may refer to the Ancylus wall, a remaining bank of the Ancylus Lake that made a good "road" to travel on.[15]
The area has been populated since the Bronze Age. There are grave fields, house foundations, groove stones and two hillforts from the Iron Age. One runestone and a silver treasure from the Viking Age have also been found in Fardhem.[16] [17] [18]
The locality has a wool mill and weapons repair shop.