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		Gotland is situated in the middle of the Baltic Sea, 90 kilometres from the Swedish mainland and 130 kilometres from the Estonian mainland.
		The island consists of a 3 140 square kilometre plateau of lime stone, gently sloping downwards from west to east.
		Gotland is the land of contrasts: the vivid activity of a modern town in the middle of an ancient setting.
	hem.passagen.se /jwid0498/GOTLAND.HTM (2771 words)

	Gotland Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Island is a county and province of Sweden and the largest island in the Baltic Sea.
		Visby, with almost half of the island's population (circa 22,600), is the seat for the county council and municipal council.
		In 1361, Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark invaded the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gotland (1055 words)

	Island Of Gotland
		Gotland, the largest island of the Baltic, is between 56 55' and 58° lat., lying almost in the midst of the sea, opposite the province of Courland, in Russia, and the Swedish province of Smaland.
		Gotland, or Gutland, means the land of Gotarne or Gutarne (Gotmen), and these settlers were supposed to belong to the race which came from the Black Sea, overran Germany, and settled in the southern part of Sweden and in Norway.
		There is no doubt that the inhabitants of the island, like those of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and the eastern coast of the Baltic, once consisted principally of Vikings, who made long and dangerous expeditions, and every record left on the island points to the conclusion that all were of the same race.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles31n/scandinavia-27.shtml (3875 words)

	Gotland
		Gotland, the Swedish island in the middle of the Baltic Sea, has served as a natural hub for trade since the 12th century (and even before that during the Viking era).
		Gotland - with its almost Mediterranean climate - is famous for enjoying the most sunshine in the Nordic region.
		Gotland is in the forefront in IT and introduction of new technologies.
	www.gotlandring.com /gotland (537 words)

	Gotland, municipality of (Sweden)
		The municipality of Gotland was formed in 1971 by the unification of all the former municipalities in the island.
		Gotland is an island in the Baltic Sea.
		Currently, there are two official flags for the island of Gotland - one for the province and county of Gotland and one for the commune of Gotland.
	www.fotw.net /flags/se-09-80.html (518 words)

	Walking in Sweden
		Gotland is a unique island in the Baltic Sea with incredible sights and a rich and fascinating history.
		Gotland's untouched landscape varies from desolate heaths to lush meadows with spectacular cliffs, eroded limestone rocks and 800 km (500 miles) of coastline including miles of white sandy beaches.
		Gotland is teaming with varieties of unusual flora and bird colonies as well as sheep and wild horses.
	www.walkinginsweden.com /gotland (312 words)

	Gotland
		Gotland, or Gothlandia, is the largest island, and a historical province or landskap, of Sweden.
		Early on Gotland became a commerical center and the town of Visby was a member of the Hanseatic league.
		Gotland was granted its arms in 1560, even though the island was at the time occupied by Danish forces.
	www.findword.org /go/gotland.html (598 words)

	.: Gotland Viking Island :.
		The place where Saint Olof is said to have landed when he christened the Gotlanders in the beginning of the 11th c.
		The grave field is one of the largest on Gotland with more than 600 visible graves consisting of circular stone settings and cairns.
		Gotland’s second largest grave field extends over an area of 15 hectares with more than 1000 visible graves consisting of stone cairns and stone ships.
	www.vikinggotland.com /eng/places.shtml (726 words)

	Island of Ruins and Roses - The World and I Magazine
		As the giant ferry docks and its passengers disembark, it seems that an invasion of the island might be taking place--and indeed it is. Because Gotland's climate is milder than the rest of Scandinavia's, the island attracts approximately two hundred thousand tourists every year, virtually quadrupling the island's population of fifty-four thousand.
		Gotlanders look upon the summer invasion with the same good-natured humor that has kept their land prosperous throughout most of its history--they know that visitors bring trade and that ultimately, when summer is over, the "invaders" will leave, and the natives can return to their quiet life.
		During this period of economic growth, the independent peasant republic of Gotland developed its seal--a ram carrying a flag, circled by an inscription that reads: "I am the sign of the Gotlanders." The lamb, which even today is one of the key farm animals on the island, also signifies Christ.
	www.worldandi.com /public/1988/february/cl2.cfm (3806 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Gotland Horse
		The oldest reference to the Gotland pony is found in Skånelagen, a legal code from the 13th century, where "the wild horses of Gotland" are mentioned.
		On Gotland, formerly public lands were parceled out to individual farmers, which meant that more land was farmed and much of the forested area began to be cultivated.
		The Gotland Pony began to be exhibited at the summer fairs held by the Gotland Agricultural Society, and a few stud-farms were established to breed the horses.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/horses/gotland/index.htm (1017 words)

	Search Results for "Gotland"
		20,990), capital of Gotland co., SE Sweden, on Gotland Island and on the Baltic Sea.
		...the principal ones are Sjaelland, Fyn, Lolland, Falster, and Bornholm (Denmark); Oland and Gotland (Sweden); the Aland Islands (Finland); Saaremaa (Estonia); and...
		The island of Gotland produced numerous sculptural and architectural masterworks...
	bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Gotland (286 words)

	Gotland the Island in the Baltic Sea
		The Island of Gotland is situated in the middle of the Baltic Sea, betweeen Sweden and the baltic states.
		The island was in the 12th century and following several hundered years the center for the trade in the Baltic Sea.
		Gotland has got several kilometers of sandy beaches and cliffs that fall down to a turqouise sea.
	www.selectgotland.com (350 words)

	Gotland Pony Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are few ancient references to the Gotland ponies, but it generally believed that they lived in freedom in the forests in a half-wild state.
		On Gotland, formerly public lands were parceled out to individual farmers, which meant that more land was farmed and much of the forested area began to be cultivated.
		Gotlands were first imported into the United States in the 1950s for use in handicapped riding programs.
	www.imh.org /imh/bw/gotland.html (849 words)

	.: Gotland Viking Island :.
		Gotland Viking Island has its headquarters at Gotland University which is also leading the project.
		Gotland Viking Island is based on a network held together by a project group of 4 persons, the equivalent of 2,25 full-time positions.
		The project is financed mainly by the Municipality of Gotland, EU Structural Funds Objective 2 Swedish Islands, and Gotland University.
	www.vikinggotland.com /eng/project.shtml (58 words)

	Bicycling on the “ Enchanted” Island of Gotland
		Gotland is 75 miles long by 35 miles at its widest part, and is almost entirely flat.
		The island boasts of more sunny days than any other parts of Scandinavia, and the cooling waves of the sea are never too far away.
		Gotland is a land of limestone and one of the most fossil-rich places in the world.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /archives/apr2004/Sweden.htm (622 words)

	Report: The Island of Gotland - 100REN-ISLES - A Renewable Energy Plan - Sweden on the ManagEnergy Website
		Gotland is located in the middle of the Baltic Sea; it is the largest Swedish island.
		Gotlands Municipality has signed a partnership declaration with the European Commission and has been accepted as one of the 100 Renewable Energy Communities as outlined in the Campaign for Take-off.
		In the partnership declaration Gotlands objective to have a 100% renewable energy balance by 2025 and to work towards the realisation of a sustainable society is outlined.
	www.managenergy.net /products/R326.htm (730 words)

	[May 2005] Gotland Island (Sweden)
		A 97-kilometer (60-mile) oil slick was observed off Sweden's southeastern coast near the Baltic Sea island of Gotland.
		The slick, located between the islands of Gotland and Oeland, was discovered during a routine flight over the area.
		The Envisat image (Image Mode) below was acquired on 8 May 2005 and shows the west area of Gotland Island before the tanker cleaned its hold.
	earth.esa.int /ew/oil_slicks/gotland-sweden_may05 (328 words)

	MODIS Website
		Ice and snow cover the island of Gotland and the surrounding land masses in the Baltic Sea region, located roughly in the center of this image; the Gulfs of Riga (to the right of Gotland) and Bothnia (above Gotland) are clearly frozen over.
		The island is home to about 60,000 persons but is perhaps more famous for its horses: the Gotland pony or “Russ”.
		It is not known how they reached the island; some speculate that either they traveled across a land bridge about 10,000 years ago when sea level was much lower or they were brought by boat at least 4,000 years ago.
	modis.gsfc.nasa.gov /gallery/individual.php?db_date=2006-03-22 (249 words)

	Gotland and Trans Scandianavian Cycle Tour, part 2
		As we live on an island along the Norwegian coast, far to the west in Scandinavia, we had, in connection with the cycle tour on Gotland, to cross the Scandinavian peninsula in an east-west direction.
		Turid had read somewhere that sheep is called lamm in Gotlandic language, and she said she couldnot understand why this island had the name Fårö;.
		Not only the land was more depressed in Gotland, even the corpses in the cairns must have felt very depressed as their graves moved away from the sea.
	home.online.no /~temelhei/got_2.htm (4391 words)

	Gotland (island) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Gotland (island) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Gotland (island), island, south-eastern Sweden, largest island in the Baltic Sea.
		The league took its first major political action in 1362, when it declared war on Denmark in retaliation against the seizure of Visby, on the island...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Gotland_(island).html (116 words)

	IGA - Games Profile 1999
		Gotland was one of the 15 founder member islands who participated in the First Island Games in the Isle of Man (1985) and had taken part in all the biennial Games since then, and so should be considered as a strong contender to host the 1999 Games.
		During the autumn 1993 and the spring 1994, we continued with the process of examining the proposed sports, bearing in mind the concept of the Island Games, and also encouraging the Municipality of Gotland for their support which was a required condition for the whole arrangement.
		Gotland’s Sports Federation were solely responsible for the NatWest Island Games, but the Organising Committee had the operative responsibility to carry through the arrangements.
	www.islandgames.net /content/games/1999.htm (2550 words)

	Encyklopedi :: encyclopedia : Visby (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Visby, stad på Gotland, centralort i Gotlands kommun, residensstad i Gotlands län, stiftsstad i Visby stift.
		När svensk lag ännu skilde mellan städer och andra kommuner var Visby Gotlands enda stad (precis som Slite var dess enda köping och Hemse dess enda municipalsamhälle.
		När månaden var slut återgick Gotland till Sverige.
	www.encyklopedi.net /Visby (482 words)

	Current Backroad Travel in Sweden Tours
		We'll introduce you to the city by a boardwalk on the southern mountain of the island Södermalm.
		No visit to Gotland is complete without a trip to the island of Fårö; in the north.
		The windswept island with grazing sheep, old stone walls and pebbled beaches is a microcosm of what Gotland once was.
	www.backroadtravel.com /itinbaltic.htm (963 words)

	Gotland Resor - lodging on Gotland - Viking Island 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gotland is often called "The World´s treasury", thanks to the wealth of prehistoric finds discovered in Gotland.
		The Allthing in Roma was Gotland´s major forum for religious and political issues.
		Produced by the County theatre of Gotland and Naer Variety, with local Gotlanders of Viking succession.
	www.gotlandsresor.se /Information/vikingaoneng.asp (272 words)

	Backroad Travel Gotland Tour
		s we approach the island of Gotland, the medieval wall around the town of Visby reminds us of a time in history when the city was a powerful port.
		Graves from the Viking era, marked by boulders in the shape of a long ship, appear along the road and about 90 stone churches from the 12th and 13th centuries are magnificent evidence of the wealth that the rich possessed during the Middle Ages.
		For the nature lover, Gotland offers an unusual variety of scenery: steep cliffs dropping to the sea, miles of sandy beaches and meadows with wildflowers and orchids.
	www.backroadtravel.com /itingotland.htm (858 words)

	Archaeoastronomy in Gotland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are about 3600 known grooves in stones in Gotland.
		Diagram of the directions of 1253 Gotlandic grooves.
		List of the locations of all the known Gotlandic grooves..
	www.stavar.i.se /grooves/grooves.html (459 words)

	3 DAYS TASTE OF GOTLAND Historic Island
		Explore a cave or enjoy sunbathing on the island’s fine sandy beaches.
		You can also rent a bicycle or car for a quick tour of Gotland’s countryside.
		It is also possible to fly to Gotland - please inquire.
	www.scantours.com /3_days_taste_of_gotland_historic.htm (119 words)

	Bike on the Enchanted Island of Gotland \| Cycling Tours on the Gotland Island \| Sweden Cycling Tour \| Biking along the ...
		The island has long been a paradise for bikers with its flat terrain and yet exquisitly beautiful landscape.
		Day 2: Travel to Gotland by hydrofoil, and enter through the medieval city of Visby - the city of roses and ruins.
		The Island of Fårö known for its windswept open landscape is a favorite to Swedish artists and painters.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/8346.html (681 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Gotland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gotland Hotels Find Deals, Read Reviews from Real People.
		It is an industrial center and a popular resort and has a modern ice-free port.
		Fårön FÅRÖN [Fårön], island, 40 sq mi (104 sq km), Gotland co., E Sweden, separated from Gotland Island by the Fårösund, an arm of the Baltic Sea.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/19371.html (397 words)

	images of Gotland island - Sweden - Travel-Images.com
		Gotland island - Visby: town centre - Cathedral of St Mary
		Gotland island - Visby: fields and town walls
		Gotland island - Visby: tower on the ramparts
	www.travel-images.com /gotland.html (110 words)

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