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Vastergarn Destination Guide

Explore Vastergarn in Sweden

Vastergarn in the region of Gotland is a town in Sweden - some 130 mi or ( 209 km ) South of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Vastergarn is now 06:32 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Klaipėda, Ygne, Visby, and Vibble. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Kaliningrad . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Vastergarn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 57.45 18.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Geography of Gotland County, Gotland, Lakes of Sweden, Nature reserves in Sweden, Viking Age populated places, Visitor attractions in Gotland County

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.

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Located at 57.31 18.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Geography of Gotland County, Gotland, Nature reserves in Sweden, Swedish islands in the Baltic, Visitor attractions in Gotland County

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.

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Located at 57.28 18.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sweden, Former populated places in Sweden, Geography of Gotland County, Gotland, Nordic Bronze Age, Stone Age Europe

Gotlands regemente

Gotlands regemente (Gotland Regiment), also P18, was a Swedish Army armoured regiment located in the province of Gotland that traces its origins back to the 19th century.

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Located at 57.61 18.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Armoured regiments of Sweden, Gotland, Military units and formations disestablished in 2005, Military units and formations established in 1963

Gotlands infanteriregemente

Gotlands infanteriregemente (Gotland Infantry Regiment), designations I 27 and I 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was reorganized into an armoured regiment in 1963. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited on the island of Gotland, and it was later garrisoned there.

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Located at 57.61 18.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Gotland, Infantry regiments of Sweden