The Maiden Tower

The Maiden Tower is a tower in Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland County. The Maiden Tower is situated near Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby, as well as near DBW’s Botanical Garden.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 280 metres south of The Maiden Tower.

Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby

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Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby is situated 280 metres southeast of The Maiden Tower.

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 520 metres south of The Maiden Tower.

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 Maiden Tower.

Träkumla

Village

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Träkumla is a village, which is situated 10 km south of The Maiden Tower.

The Maiden Tower

Type: Tower
Description: tower in the City Wall of Visby.
Categories: building, ruins, and historic site
Location: Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.64631° or 57° 38′ 47″ north

Longitude

18.29556° or 18° 17′ 44″ east

Open location code

9F9WJ7WW+G6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1111524902

OpenStreetMap feature

building=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q19784841

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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“The Maiden Tower” goes by many names.

German: “Jungfrauenturm”
Spanish: “torre de la virgen”
Spanish: “Torre de la virgen”
Swedish: “Jungfrutornet”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St. Clement church ruin and Sankt Olofs Kyrkoruin.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Landmuren, Silverhättan och Nordermur and Silverhättan.

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