Rackarbacken

Rackarbacken is a grassland in Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland County. Rackarbacken is situated nearby to the sally port The North Gate, as well as near Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Visby Cathedral

Church

Photo: Beckstet, 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 290 metres southwest of Rackarbacken.

Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby

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Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby is situated 180 metres west of Rackarbacken.

Helge And church ruin

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Helge And church ruin is situated 190 metres southwest of Rackarbacken.

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 Rackarbacken.

Träkumla

Village

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Träkumla is a village, which is situated 9 km south of Rackarbacken.

Rackarbacken

Type: Grassland
Location: Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.64398° or 57° 38′ 38″ north

Longitude

18.301° or 18° 18′ 4″ east

Open location code

9F9WJ8V2+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 460652928

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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