Hanseatic Town of Visby

Overview

A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses and wealthy merchants' dwellings from the same period make it the best-preserved fortified commercial city in northern Europe.

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Components(1 location)

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Details

Countries

Sweden

ISO Codes

SE

Area

104.3 ha

Coordinates

57.6417, 18.2958