Grogarnsberget
Sign in to saveGrogarnsberget or Grogarnsberg (lit. "The Grogarn Mountain" more appropriate "Grogarn Hill") is a plateau hill on the Östergarn coast, on the Swedish island of Gotland. On the hill are the remains of former hillfort, the second largest on Gotland and the fourth largest in Scandinavia.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain_region, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Buildings and structures in Gotland County, Geography of Gotland County and Hillforts in Sweden.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- nature reserve
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Region Gotland
- Area
- 0.467
- Image
- Grogarnsberget (19).JPG
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- 2007-12-04
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Grogarnsberget or Grogarnsberg (lit. "The Grogarn Mountain" more appropriate "Grogarn Hill") is a plateau hill on the Östergarn coast, on the Swedish island of Gotland. On the hill are the remains of former hillfort, the second largest on Gotland and the fourth largest in Scandinavia.
== Geography == The hill is on the northeast coast of the most eastern part of Gotland. It is approximately high with steep cliffs on three sides. The hill provides a good view of Östergarnsholm with its two lighthouses. In the west, east and south are the historic harbors Katthammarsvik, Herrvik, and Sandviken, formerly starting points for journeys across the Baltic Sea to the Baltic.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grogarnsberget” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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