Burs

Burs is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of . It comprises the same area as the administrative Burs District, established on 1 January 2016. As of 2015, Gustaf Edman from Burs was probably Sweden's tallest man.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: socken in Gotland, Sweden, comprising the same area as the district
  • Also known as: Burs socken” and “Burs, Gotland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burs Church.

Church
is a medieval church in Burs on the Swedish island of . The oldest parts of the church is the Romanesque nave, while the large choir is Gothic and richly decorated in the style of the time.

Burs

Latitude
57.2351° or 57° 14′ 6″ north
Longitude
18.5275° or 18° 31′ 39″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9F9W6GPG+2X
Geo­Names ID
8126350
Wiki­data ID
Q10437944
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Burs” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Burs socken
  • Chinese: Burs Kàu-khu
  • Danish: Burs sogn
  • Finnish: Bur
  • Finnish: Burin pitäjä
  • Finnish: Burs socken
  • Min Nan Chinese: Burs Kàu-khu
  • Swedish: Burs socken

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Burs”. Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.