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Visby
Visby
is a
locality
and the seat of
Gotland Municipality
in
Gotland County
,
Sweden
with 23,576 inhabitants, as of 2012. Visby is also the episcopal see for the
Diocese of Visby
. It is the only locality with historical
city status
on the island of
Gotland
. The
Hanseatic
city of Visby is arguably the best-preserved
medieval
city in
Scandinavia
and since 1995, it is on the
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
list. Among the most notable historical remains are the long
town wall
that encircles the town center, and a
number of church ruins
.
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