Valdemarskorset
Valdemarskorset is a wayside cross in Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland County. Valdemarskorset is situated nearby to the courthouse Gotlands Tingsrätt, as well as near the government office Skattemyndigheten.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: Ring cross commemorating the battle of Visby, 1361
- Also known as: “Korsbetningen” and “Ring cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Östra kyrkogården, Visby and Visby Cathedral.
Östra kyrkogården, Visby
Cemetery
Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Östra kyrkogården, Visby is a cemetery, which is situated 250 metres southwest of Valdemarskorset.
Visby Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1 km north of Valdemarskorset.
Saint Catherine in Visby
Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Catherine in Visby is situated 760 metres north of Valdemarskorset.
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. It is on the west coast of Sweden's largest island Gotland in the Baltic Sea with about 23,000 citizens.
Vibble
Village
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 4½ km southwest of Valdemarskorset.
Träkumla
Village
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Träkumla is a village, which is situated 8 km south of Valdemarskorset.
Valdemarskorset
- Categories: monument, grave, and historic site
- Location: Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.6339° or 57° 38′ 2″ northLongitude
18.2993° or 18° 17′ 58″ eastOpen location code
9F9WJ7MX+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 6373741789OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossWikidata ID
Q10678554
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Valdemarskorset” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Valdemarskorset”
- Dutch: “Ringkruis”
- German: “Waldemarkreuz”
- Swedish: “Korsbetningen”
- Swedish: “Stenkorset på Korsbetningen”
- Swedish: “Valdemarskorset”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Valdemarskorset and Gotlands Tingsrätt.
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