Hemse
Hemse is a locality situated on the Swedish island of Gotland with 1,700 inhabitants in 2014. It is the second largest locality on the island. Hemse is the main center of population in the southern part of the island, and it is known for its markets.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hemse Church and Alva Church.
Hemse Church
Church
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Hemse Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Hemse on the island of Gotland. Preceded by the most well-preserved early stave church discovered in Sweden, the current church dates mainly from the 13th century.
Alva Church
Church
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Alva Church is a medieval church in Alva on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts of the church date from the late 12th century; with the halted construction of the tower about a century later, building activity ceased. Alva Church is situated 4 km south of Hemse.
Fardhem Church
Church
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Fardhem Church is a medieval church in Fardhem on the Swedish island of Gotland. The present-day church may have been preceded by a stave church; the current church is one of the most well-preserved Romanesque churches on Gotland, built in stages from the 12th to 13th century. Fardhem Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Hemse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Gotland.
Southern Gotland
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The southern part of Gotland includes towns such as Hemse, Ljugarn and Burgsvik. It's a quiet region, with scenic beaches and some of the most famous rauks.
Hemse
- Type: Village with 1,720 residents
- Description: urban area in Gotland Municipality, Sweden
- Categories: urban area in Sweden and locality
- Location: Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.24015° or 57° 14′ 25″ northLongitude
18.38002° or 18° 22′ 48″ eastPopulation
1,720Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)United Nations Location Code
SE HEMOpen location code
9F9W69RJ+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 2996057999OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Hemse” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хемсе”
- Cebuano: “Hemse”
- Chinese: “Hemse”
- Danish: “Hemse”
- Dutch: “Hemse”
- Finnish: “Hemse”
- French: “Hemse”
- Galician: “Hemse”
- German: “Hemse”
- Irish: “Hemse”
- Italian: “Hemse”
- Ladin: “Hemse”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Hemse”
- Northern Frisian: “Hemse”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hemse”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hemse”
- Norwegian: “Hemse”
- Polish: “Hemse”
- Portuguese: “Hemse”
- Swedish: “Hemse”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hemse and Hemse Bibliotek.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hemse”. Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 4.0.