medieval town of Visby

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The medieval town of Visby is a remarkably well-preserved Hanseatic trading city on the Swedish island of Gotland, famed for its intact city walls, historic churches, and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hanseatic city ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
medieval town ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic ⓘ
medieval ⓘ
bufferZoneArea approximately 220 hectares ⓘ
cityRightsGranted 13th century ⓘ
cityWallConstructionStart 13th century ⓘ
cityWallLength approximately 3.4 kilometres ⓘ
climate oceanic climate ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
dateOfInscriptionAsWorldHeritageSite 1995 ⓘ
flourishedAsHanseaticCenter 12th–14th centuries ⓘ
fortificationType stone city wall with towers ⓘ
hasPart Almedalen park ⓘ
Visby Cathedral ⓘ
Visby City Wall ⓘ
medieval harbor area ⓘ
ruins of St. Karin Church ⓘ
ruins of St. Lars Church ⓘ
ruins of St. Nicolai Church ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageValue outstanding example of a northern European medieval walled trading town ⓘ
historicalAffiliation Hanseatic League ⓘ
knownFor Hanseatic trading history ⓘ
cobblestone streets ⓘ
intact city walls ⓘ
medieval churches ⓘ
medieval warehouses ⓘ
well-preserved medieval townscape ⓘ
language Swedish ⓘ
localDialect Gotlandic ⓘ
locatedIn Gotland ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Baltic Sea ⓘ
locatedOn island of Gotland ⓘ
notableEvent Medieval Week on Gotland ⓘ
partOf Gotland County ⓘ
Gotland Municipality ⓘ
linked to: Gotland County
role administrative center of Gotland ⓘ
port city ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Visby (1361) ⓘ
tourismDesignation popular tourist destination ⓘ
transport Visby Airport ⓘ
ferry connections to mainland Sweden ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageArea approximately 136 hectares ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
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UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 731 ⓘ

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Gotland → knownFor → medieval town of Visby ⓘ
Gotland County → knownFor → UNESCO World Heritage Site Visby ⓘ
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World Heritage Sites in Sweden → hasMember → Hanseatic Town of Visby ⓘ
linked to: medieval town of Visby
Visby City Wall → encircles → Old Town of Visby ⓘ
linked to: medieval town of Visby
Visby City Wall → partOf → Hanseatic Town of Visby World Heritage Site ⓘ
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Visby Cathedral → locatedIn → Hanseatic Town of Visby ⓘ
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Visby Cathedral → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Hanseatic Town of Visby ⓘ
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Visby Cathedral → locatedIn → Historic center of Visby ⓘ
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ruins of St. Karin Church → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Hanseatic Town of Visby ⓘ
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ruins of St. Karin Church → isPartOf → historic center of Visby ⓘ
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Medieval Week on Gotland → setting → Visby medieval town center ⓘ
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Medieval Week on Gotland → takesPlaceIn → UNESCO World Heritage Site of Visby ⓘ
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St. Mary’s Cathedral → locatedInOldTown → Visby old town ⓘ
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City of Roses → associatedWith → Hanseatic Visby ⓘ
linked to: medieval town of Visby