Hemse

Hemse is a locality situated on the Swedish island of 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hemse Church and Alva Church.

Church
is a medieval Lutheran church in Hemse on the island of . Preceded by the most well-preserved early stave church discovered in Sweden, the current church dates mainly from the 13th century.

Church
is a medieval church in on the island of . 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. is situated 4 km south of Hemse.

Church
is a medieval church in on the Swedish island of . 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. is situated 3½ km northwest of Hemse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Gotland.

The southern part of includes towns such as Hemse, Ljugarn and Burgsvik. It's a quiet region, with scenic beaches and some of the most famous rauks.

Hemse

Latitude
57.24015° or 57° 14′ 25″ north
Longitude
18.38002° or 18° 22′ 48″ east
Population
1,720
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SE HEM
Open location code
9F9W69RJ+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2996057999
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2706678
Wiki­data ID
Q1343999
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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.