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Gotska Sandön - An island north of Gotland, built up by sand. The island is a nature reserve. |
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Fårö - An island with a diffent nature than the main island. It's well-known for the 'raukar', natural
formations of lime stone, sandy beaches and the sheeps. |
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Tingstäde - A village beside a march, where they have found an old fortification made of wood. |
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Slite - A village on Gotland that is dependent on the cement industry. |
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Visby - The only city on the island of Gotland. See the page map with specified sights. "Map Visby".
South of Visby are some sandy beaches. The best known is Tofta Strand. |
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Klintehamn - Just south-west of the village are two small islands
with guillemots and razorbills on the rocky cliff ledges. Both islands are classified as nature reserves.
Stora Karlsö, in English
Stora Karlsö, auf Deutsch
Lilla Karlsö
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Östergarn - A fishing-village with nice surroundings, east Gotland. |
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Hemse - Commercial center in the south part of Gotland. |
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Burgsvik - The south cape has a very special nature, and here you can also find 'raukar'. |
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The island has 92 churches, most of them from The Middle Ages, so many villages are not shown on this
map of Gotland. The main island is 125 km long and 52 km wide. The upper bedrock was established during the Selurian time about 400 miljon years ago. |
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