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Visby City Wall (Swedish: Visby ringmur, "Visby Ring Wall", sometimes Visby stadsmur, "Visby City Wall") is a medieval defensive wall surrounding the Swedish town of Visby on the island of Gotland. As the strongest, most extensive, and best preserved medieval city wall in Scandinavia , the wall forms an important and integral part of Visby ...
Visby (Swedish: [ˈvǐːsbʏ] ⓘ) is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants as of 2017. [2] Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby.
It is situated in the west part of Gotland, just east of Visby. [9] As of 2019, Follingbo Church belongs to Follingbo parish in Romaklosters pastorat. [10] [11] By the Svaide vät lake in Follingbo is Svaidestugan, a recreation area with tracks for running in summer and cross-country skiing in winter.
Visby 57°38′16.82″N 18°17′33.54″E / 57.6380056°N 18.2926500°E / 57.6380056; 18.2926500 ( Sankt Per and Sankt Hans Church The churches of Saint Peter and Saint Hans (the latter may refer to either John the Baptist or John the Evangelist ) are joined together and form a single complex.
In Sweden, the name Almedalen is generally associated with the Almedalen Week, an annual event in Visby which is an important meeting place for everyone involved in Swedish politics. During the week, which takes place during the 27th week of every year, representatives from the major political parties in Sweden take turns giving speeches in the ...
The Kapitelhusgården (the Chapter House Manor) was the residence of the bishop of Linköping on his visits to Visby during the Middle Ages, and is mentioned as such for the first time in 1432. The ground floor of the main house or Chapter House ( Kapitelhuset ), was built during the first half of the 13th century, with the grand hall on the ...
The singer, 34, is scheduled to perform three concerts at Friends Arena in Sweden between Friday, May 17, and Sunday, May 19. The show will begin at 6:15 p.m. local time, with Paramore serving as ...
Fårösund is the northernmost town in the municipality of Gotland in Gotland County, about 56 km (35 mi) north of Visby. Fårösund is situated on the seafront overlooking the island of Fårö and is visited by tourists during the summer, but it is usually a quiet community in the autumn, winter and spring.