Snäckgärdsporten

Snäckgärdsporten is a sally port in Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland County. Snäckgärdsporten is situated nearby to Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby, as well as near DBW’s Botanical Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include DBW’s Botanical Garden and Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby.

DBW’s Botanical Garden

Garden

Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

DBW’s Botanical Garden is situated 350 metres southwest of Snäckgärdsporten.

Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby

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Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby is situated 300 metres south of Snäckgärdsporten.

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 550 metres south of Snäckgärdsporten.

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

Photo: Kalleko, CC BY 3.0.

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 6 km southwest of Snäckgärdsporten.

Träkumla

Village

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Träkumla is a village, which is situated 10 km south of Snäckgärdsporten.

Snäckgärdsporten

Type: Sally port
Also known as: “Snaeckgaerdsporten”
Categories: city gate and historic site
Location: Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.64672° or 57° 38′ 48″ north

Longitude

18.29657° or 18° 17′ 48″ east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

9F9WJ7WW+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2320592905

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

GeoNames ID

11821989

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