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The Hanseatic city of Visby is arguably the best-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia, and, since 1995, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. [3] Among the most notable historical remains are the 3.4 km (2.1 mi) long town wall that encircles the town center, and a number of church ruins .
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 ...
Konrad von Jungingen, the Grand Master of the Order, takes the Island in 1398 and destroys Visby. In 1397, Margaret passes rule of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to her grandnephew Eric of Pomerania. In 1408 the Teutonic Knights sell Visby to Erik. Three years later he begins construction of Visborg Castle, the most famous of the Visborg fortresses.
The Gotland Museum (Swedish: Gotlands museum) (previously known as Länsmuseet på Gotland or Gotlands Fornsal) in Visby, Sweden, is the county museum of Gotland.It was founded by the Friends of Gotland's Antiquity society in 1875, at the initiative of Pehr Arvid Säve.
In 2007, a South Korean delegation came to Visby to study the concept of the Almedalen Week. According to political scientist Yonhyok Choe, the island of Jeju is a likely candidate for the event. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In 2013, the Arvamusfestival in Estonia was started.
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 ...
Gutavallen is an outdoor sport stadium located in Visby, Sweden. It was opened on 27 May 1927 [1] and is used for football as well as athletics, but occasionally the arena is also used for concerts. Gutavallen is the home arena of FC Gute and Visby AIK. [2] The stadium has two stands—one on each long side—with the main stand seating 550 ...
The Lummelunda Cave is situated in Lummelunda, about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Visby. Its opening is behind the Lummelunda Manor at the old mill Överstekvarn ("Topmost Mill). [6] The cave is a karst cave, formed by surface water trickling down through cracks in the limestones of the Lower Visby Formation.