Lye

Lye is a hamlet in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County and has about 66 residents. Lye is situated nearby to the hamlet Strömma, as well as near Stallause.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lye Church and Bosarve.

Lye Church

Church

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Lye Church is a medieval church on Gotland, Sweden. The oldest parts of the church date from the last quarter of the 12th century, and the last major addition was the disproportionately large chancel, built during the second quarter of the 14th century by a workshop known by its notname as Egypticus.

Bosarve

Nature reserve

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Bosarve is a nature reserve.

Stånga Church

Church

Photo: Bernt Fransson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stånga Church is a medieval church in Stånga on the Swedish island of Gotland. The site of the church has probably been considered sacred since before the Christianization of Scandinavia. Stånga Church is situated 4 km southwest of Lye.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include När.

När

Village

Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

När is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Lye.

Lye

Type: Hamlet with 66 residents
Description: settlement in Gotland Municipality, Sweden
Categories: minor locality in Sweden, village with a church, and locality
Location: Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.29959° or 57° 17′ 59″ north

Longitude

18.5217° or 18° 31′ 18″ east

Population

66

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

Open location code

9F9W7GXC+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Turkish—“Lye” goes by many names.

Danish: “Lye”
Dutch: “Lye”
French: “Lye”
Galician: “Lye”
German: “Lye”
Low German: “Lye”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Lye”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lye”
Swedish: “Lye”
Turkish: “Lye”

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