Visby

Also known as Wisby, Böi, Böin, Rosornas stad, The City of Roses

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 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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Settlement.official_name: Visby
Settlement.nickname: Rosornas stad (Swedish) The City of Roses (English)
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: the Visby Cathedral; ruins of the Saint Nicolai Church; Almedalen
Settlement.image_shield: Visby vapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Gotland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gotland Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gotland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.established_title3: Charter
Settlement.established_date3: 1645
Settlement.area_total_km2: 12.44
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2017
Settlement.population_total: 24330
Settlement.population_metro: 58003
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1816

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Visby
Population: 26305
Area: 1687
Elevation: 22
Official website: www.visby.se
Image: Visby 13-.JPG
Dialing code: 0498

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Commons category: Visby
Commons gallery: Hansestaden Visby
postal code: 621 00–621 99
native label: Visby
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nickname: The City of Roses

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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.