Snäckgärdstornet

Snäckgärdstornet is a tower in Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland County. Snäckgärdstornet is situated nearby to The Maiden Tower, as well as near Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby.

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 Snäckgärdstornet.

Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby

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

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 Snäckgärdstornet.

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 Snäckgärdstornet.

Träkumla

Village

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

Snäckgärdstornet

Type: Tower
Categories: building, ruins, and historic site
Location: Visby socken, Visby domkyrkoförs., Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.64669° or 57° 38′ 48″ north

Longitude

18.29654° or 18° 17′ 48″ east

Open location code

9F9WJ7WW+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 508436776

OpenStreetMap feature

building=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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