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Visby: Visborg, Battle of Visby, Visby Airport, Almedalen, Almedalen Week, Gotland College, Hvdc Visby-NAS, City Wall of Visby, Diocese of Visby

Visby: Visborg, Battle of Visby, Visby Airport, Almedalen, Almedalen Week, Gotland College, Hvdc Visby-NAS, City Wall of Visby, Diocese of Visby


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Chapters: Visborg, Battle of Visby, Visby Airport, Almedalen, Almedalen Week, Gotland College, Hvdc Visby-nas, City Wall of Visby, Diocese of Visby. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Visby - The earliest history of Visby is uncertain, but it is known to have been a centre of merchandise around 900 AD. It was inhabited as early as the stone age, probably because of the access to fresh water and a natural harbour. In the 12th century, Visby Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mary, was constructed. It was reshaped in the 13th century to its current appearance, and was officially opened in 1225 by the bishop of the Swedish city of Linkoping. Several other churches were also constructed in the ensuing centuries. The city flourished, thanks to the German Hanseatic League. The work on the ring wall was likely begun in the 12th century. Around 1300 it was rebuilt to reach its current height, acquiring the characteristic towers, although some towers were not constructed until the 15th century. The ringwall is still largely intact. In 1361, Gotland was conquered by Valdemar IV of Denmark and Visby became a Danish city. Important as it was, some setbacks occurred. In 1391, 1394 and 1398 it was taken and plundered by the Victual Brothers, pirates who sailed the Baltic Sea. In 1411, King Eric of Pomerania had the castle of Visborg constructed, and settled himself there for twelve years, during which the city virtually became a pirates nest, and the commerce halted. As of 1470, the Hanseatic League rescinded Visby's status as a Hanseatic town. In 1525, the final blow came. The merchants of Visby were in a feud with Lubeck in what is now Germany. The Lubeckers burned down all Visby's churches except the cathedral. The ruins have been preserved until this day, adding...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=48098


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156965948
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 36
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 68 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156965942
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Visborg, Battle of Visby, Visby Airport, Almedalen, Almedalen Week, Gotland College, Hvdc Visby-NAS, City Wall of Visby, Diocese of Visby
  • Width: 229 mm


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