Visby
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a seaport on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Baltic: an important member of the Hanseatic League.
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an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 1212 sq. mi. (3140 sq. km).
Capital: Visby.
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a port in SE Sweden, on NW Gotland Island in the Baltic: an early member of the Hanseatic League and major N European commercial centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 22 017 (2000 est)
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an island in the Baltic Sea, off the SE coast of Sweden: important trading centre since the Bronze Age; long disputed between Sweden and Denmark, finally becoming Swedish in 1645; tourism and agriculture now important. Capital: Visby. Pop: (including associated islands) 57 677 (2004 est). Area: 3140 sq km (1212 sq miles)
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