The North Gate

The North Gate is a sally port in Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland County. The North Gate is situated near Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby, as well as near Helge And church ruin.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby and Visby Cathedral.

Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby

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Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby is situated 190 metres west of The North Gate.

Visby Cathedral

Church

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Visby Cathedral, formally Visby Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral within the Church of Sweden, seat of the Bishop of Visby. It lies in the centre of Visby, the main town on the Swedish island Gotland. Visby Cathedral is situated 360 metres southwest of The North Gate.

Helge And church ruin

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Helge And church ruin is situated 240 metres southwest of The North Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Visby and Vibble.

Visby

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Visby is one of the most remarkable towns in the Nordic countries, with 24,000 inhabitants. It is on the west coast of Sweden's largest island Gotland in the Baltic Sea.

Vibble

Village

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Vibble is a locality in Västerhejde on the Swedish island of Gotland. Sweden with 1,300 inhabitants in 2010. Situated 3 km south of Visby, it is sometimes regarded as a suburb to the town of Visby. Vibble is situated 5 km southwest of The North Gate.

Träkumla

Village

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Träkumla is a village, which is situated 9 km south of The North Gate.

The North Gate

Type: Sally port
Categories: gate tower, city gate, and historic site
Location: Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.64469° or 57° 38′ 41″ north

Longitude

18.30106° or 18° 18′ 4″ east

Elevation

27 metres (89 feet)

Open location code

9F9WJ8V2+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6634294872

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

GeoNames ID

11821987

Wikidata ID

Q19860638

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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“The North Gate” goes by many names.

German: “Nordtor”
Spanish: “puerta norte”
Spanish: “Puerta norte”
Swedish: “Norderport”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bingeby and Östra Vi.

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Places to explore: Norderport and Långa Lisa.

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