Visby City Wall
Visby City Wall is a medieval defensive wall surrounding the Swedish town of Visby on the island of Gotland. As the strongest, most extensive, and best preserved medieval city wall in Scandinavia, the wall forms an important and integral part of Visby World Heritage Site.
- Wall
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- Description: strongest, most extensive, and best preserved medieval city wall in Scandinavia
- Also known as“City wall of Visby”“Visby Ringmur”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover DBW’s Botanical Garden and Saint Lars church ruin.
DBW’s Botanical Garden
240 metres northeast of Visby City Wall
Saint Lars church ruin
Saint Lars Church ruin is located in the central part of Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden.
240 metres southeast of Visby City Wall
Visby Cathedral
Visby Cathedral, formally Visby Saint Mary's…
390 metres east of Visby City Wall
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Visby and Vibble.
Visby
Visby is one of the most remarkable towns in the Nordic countries, with 24,000 inhabitants.
Vibble
Vibble is a locality in Västerhejde on the Swedish…
5 km southwest of Visby City Wall
Visby City Wall
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Latitude
57.64226° or 57° 38′ 32″ north
Longitude
18.29149° or 18° 17′ 29″ east
Open location code
9F9WJ7RR+WH
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Visby City Wall” goes by many names.
Muralla de VisbyCatalan
维斯比城墙Chinese
Visby ringmurDanish
Stadsmuur van VisbyDutch
Visbyn kehämuuriFinnish
Muralla de VisbyGalician
חומת ויסביHebrew
Mura di VisbyItalian
Moenia VisbiensiaLatin
Visby ringmurNorwegian
Visby ringmurNorwegian Bokmål
دیوار شهر ویزبهPersian
Mury obronne w VisbyPolish
Крепостная стена ВисбюRussian
Крепостные стены ВисбюRussian
Стена города ВисбюRussian
Mestno obzidje VisbyjaSlovenian
Visby ringmurSwedish
Visby stadsmurSwedish
Tường thành VisbyVietnamese
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