Väskinde
Väskinde is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland. Väskinde is also the name of the larger populated area, socken. It comprises the same area as the administrative Väskinde District, established on 1 January 2016.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dwelling
- Description: urban area in Gotland Municipality, Sweden
- Also known as: “Vaeskinde”, “Västkinde”, and “Vestkinde”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Väskinde Church and Själsöån.
Väskinde Church
Church
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Väskinde Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Väskinde on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby. Väskinde Church is situated 180 metres east of Väskinde.
Själsöån
Nature reserve
Photo: Ainali, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Själsöån is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km west of Väskinde.
Bro Stajnkalm
Archaeological site
Photo: Arkland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bro Stajnkalm is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Väskinde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Endre and Visby.
Endre
Hamlet
Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Endre is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Endre District, established on 1 January 2016. Endre is situated 9 km south of Väskinde.
Visby
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Visby is one of the most remarkable towns in the Nordic countries. It is on the west coast of Sweden's largest island Gotland in the Baltic Sea with about 23,000 citizens.
Väskinde
- Categories: urban area in Sweden, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.69118° or 57° 41′ 28″ northLongitude
18.42018° or 18° 25′ 13″ eastPopulation
337Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
9F9WMCRC+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2160656788OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwellingGeoNames ID
2664689Wikidata ID
Q1920028
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Väskinde” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Väskinde”
- Bulgarian: “Вескинде”
- Cebuano: “Väskinde”
- Chinese: “Väskinde”
- Danish: “Väskinde”
- Dutch: “Väskinde”
- Finnish: “Väskinde”
- French: “Väskinde”
- Galician: “Väskinde”
- German: “Väskinde”
- Irish: “Väskinde”
- Italian: “Väskinde”
- Ladin: “Väskinde”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Väskinde”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Väskinde”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Väskinde”
- Norwegian: “Väskinde”
- Polish: “Väskinde”
- Swedish: “Väskinde”
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