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Gotland kommun
Map showing the location of Gotland
Gotland vapen
Coat of arms of Gotland

Gotland is an island on the east coast of Sweden. It has a total area of 2,994 square km. It is also the biggest Swedish island. Visby is the biggest city on Gotland.

Images for kids

  • U 614, Torsätra

    Torsätra runestone (U 614) raised in memory of one of the Swedish king's tribute collectors who fell ill and died during a trip to Gotland. Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.

  • Spillings Silver Hoard 2 side

    A part of the Spillings Hoard at Gotland Museum

  • Tofta-Kyrka-S

    Tofta Church, one of the island's many distinctive, well-preserved medieval churches.

  • Gotlandold

    Sockens on Gotland. The sockens are written in small text, the bolder names are the names of the municipalities existing 1950–1970.

  • Gotland2022OSM

    Detailed map of Gotland

  • Baltic marine subdivisions and drainage basins

    The marine areas around Gotland, which lies between the numerals 7 and 8, which, along with No. 9, form the Gotland Basin

  • Rauks (3881539849)

    Rauks at Langhammars, Fårö

  • Gotland-reef hg

    A Silurian reef complex

  • Bunker from WWII, nearby Brucebo, Gotland, Sweden

    World War II era kulsprutebunker (machine gun bunker) located near Brucebo, Gotland County

  • CV9040 3

    A 2005 photo of 4 IFVs (Stridsfordon 90) during an exercise at Tofta skjutfält

  • Norsta Aurar at Fårö, Gotland in August 2014

    Norsta Aurar beach on Fårö

  • 20190702 CMP kryssningshamn Visby Serenade of the Seas (48179968497)

    Serenade of the Seas at the pier in the cruise ship harbor, 2019

  • Visby ringmur östra delen norrut

    The eastern part of the Visby City Wall

  • Havor Ring Replica

    Replica of gold torc from Havor Hoard

  • Sacrificial scene on Hammars - Valknut

    The valknut symbol has its most discovered examples on Gotland

  • Paerk1

    Pärk at Stångaspelen in 2006

  • Gotland-galgen hg

    The night sky at the old gallows, Visby, Gotland

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isla de Gotland para niños

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