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Gotland (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ t l ə n d /, Swedish: [ˈɡɔ̌tːland] ⓘ; Gutland in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ θ l ə n d /), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province/county (Swedish län), municipality, and diocese.
Götaland ( Swedish: [ˈjø̂ːtaˌland] ⓘ; also Gothia, Gothland, [2] [3] Gothenland or Gautland) is one of three lands of Sweden and comprises ten provinces. Geographically it is located in the south of Sweden, bounded to the north by Svealand, with the deep woods of Tiveden, Tylöskog and Kolmården marking the border.
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Mar 15, 2024 · Gotland, island, län (county), and coextensive landskap (province), Sweden, in the Baltic Sea. Several wide bays indent the island’s low coastline, which is characterized by limestone columns, while the interior is an undulating plateau of Silurian limestone, some of which lacks good drainage. Bogs.
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Gotland County (Swedish: Gotlands län) is a county or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County consists of only one county council, which also serves as a municipality, Region Gotland. Gotland ...
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Gotland, also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland, is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province/county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the north, as well as the Karlsö Islands to the west.
Visby (Swedish: [ˈvǐːsbʏ] ⓘ) is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants as of 2017. Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby.
Götaland, major region of southern Sweden, comprising the landskap (provinces) of Västergötland, Dalsland, Östergötland, Småland, Öland, Gotland, Bohuslän, Skåne, Halland, and Blekinge ( qq.v. ). In land area it is in between Sweden’s other two regions, the smaller Svealand in central Sweden and the larger Norrland in the north.
