Visby
Sign in to saveVisby () is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants . Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Scandinavia, and, since 1995, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Among the most notable historical remains are the long town wall that encircles the town center, and a number of church ruins and its small decorative alleyways. The decline as a Hanseatic city in the Late Middle Ages was the cause for many s
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Visby is a city on the Swedish island of Gotland that serves as the administrative center of Gotland Municipality and has a population of about 24,330 people. It is one of Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval cities, featuring a distinctive town wall, church ruins, and narrow decorated streets, and has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.
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- Rosornas stad (Swedish) The City of Roses (English)
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- Clockwise from top: the Visby Cathedral; ruins of the Saint Nicolai Church; Almedalen
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- Sweden Gotland#Sweden
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- Municipality
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- Gotland Municipality
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- Gotland County
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Visby () is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants . Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Scandinavia, and, since 1995, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Among the most notable historical remains are the long town wall that encircles the town center, and a number of church ruins and its small decorative alleyways. The decline as a Hanseatic city in the Late Middle Ages was the cause for many stone houses being preserved in their original medieval style.
Visby is a popular vacation destination for Scandinavians during the summer and receives thousands of tourists every year. It is by far the most populous Swedish locality outside the Swedish mainland. The Gotland University is in Visby, and since 1July 2013, it is a department of Uppsala University under the name Uppsala University–Campus Gotland. Visby is also the sole county seat in Sweden accessible from the mainland only by boat and air.
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