Visby

Visby is a locality and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County, on the island of Gotland, Sweden with 24,330 inhabitants, as of 2017. Visby is likewise the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is arguably the satisfactory-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia and due to the fact 1995, it's been at the UNESCO World Heritage site list. Among the maximum superb historical stays are the 3.4 km long town wall that encircles the metropolis center, and a number of church ruins.

The earliest records of Visby is uncertain, but it is known to were a centre of merchandise round 900 AD. It become inhabited as early as the Stone Age, probable because of the get entry to to fresh water and a herbal harbour. In the 12th century, Visby Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mary, was built. It was reshaped inside the 13th century to its contemporary look, and was formally opened in 1225, through the bishop of the Swedish metropolis of Linkoping. Several different churches have been also constructed in the resulting centuries. The town flourished, thanks to the German Hanseatic League.