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Eksta Destination Guide

Explore Eksta in Sweden

Eksta in the region of Gotland is a place in Sweden - some 142 mi or ( 228 km ) South of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Eksta

Time in Eksta is now 12:56 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Klaipėda, Visby, Västervik, and Valbyte. Since you are here already, consider visiting Kaliningrad . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Eksta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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2010 07 20 View from Djupvik, Gotland (Sweden)

1:24 min by NullisSum
Views: 687 Rating: 5.00

Ahhh...beautiful day to stare at Rocks! (When I go on vacation, well, watch out! I am a party animal). Seriously though, it was a fantastic summer day on Gotland. A nice breeze off the ocean, cool sha ..

Kicksled1

2:31 min by pellewistrand
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Kicksled, Eksta, Gotland, Sweden ..


Vavle1

4:15 min by pellewistrand
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Vavle, Gotland, Sverige ..

Streaming water2

0:21 min by pellewistrand
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Streaming water in a ditch with some ice... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ajvide

Ajvide (Ajvideboplatsen) is located on the western coast of Gotland, Sweden, in the parish of Eksta, diocese of Visby. It covers an area of 200,000 square metres and was occupied from the Late Mesolithic through to the mid Bronze Age. The majority of the activity on the site took place during the Middle Neolithic period (3100 - 2700 BC). This phase of activity belongs to the Pitted Ware culture. Around 2900 BC, the site suffered from a marine transgression.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.28 18.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sweden, Former populated places in Sweden, Geography of Gotland County, Gotland, Nordic Bronze Age, Stone Age Europe

Lilla Karlsö

Lilla Karlsö is a small Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated about 3 km west of Gotland and 4.5 km from Stora Karlsö. It has an area of about 1.6 km² and is 66 meters high. Most of the island consists of a limestone plateau. Parts of the shoreline is bordered by steep cliffs. The island is mostly covered by alvar. There is also some very old broadleaf forest, which is unique for Gotland. There are several caves and up to 16 meter high limestone pillars.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.31 18.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Gotland County, Gotland, Nature reserves in Sweden, Swedish islands in the Baltic, Visitor attractions in Gotland County

Hemse stave church

Hemse stave church is a rediscovered palisade church from Hemse at Gotland. Before the present Hemse church was built there was a stave church from the early Christian period in the beginning of 11th century. The solid and richly ornamented stave planks of oak was used as a wooden floor in the present church. This stave church, or palisade church, is the only more or less complete church rediscovered from the introduction of Christianity in Sweden.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.23 18.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Gotland County, Churches in Sweden, Gotland, Stave churches

Paviken

Paviken is a lake near Västergarn on western Gotland. The lake and its surroundings form the nature reserve Paviken. During the Viking Age, Paviken was a cove connected to the Baltic Sea. It formed a natural harbour which was improved by jetties. These were built during the 8th century and were used for about 300 years until the harbour became too shallow, when the harbour and trade was moved to Västergarn.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.45 18.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Geography of Gotland County, Gotland, Lakes of Sweden, Nature reserves in Sweden, Viking Age populated places, Visitor attractions in Gotland County