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Facts on Gotland  Here you will find facts on Gotland Gotland is as close as you can get to going abroad in Sweden - without leaving the country. Gotland offers beautiful sandy beaches, a unique ring-wall, medieval buildings, wonderful views over an unspoilt nature, many fine artists and craftsmen and a rich cultural heritage, along with a lively nightlife.  Gotland - where ancient time, Viking age, Middle Ages  and the present meet One of the many beautiful places well worth a visit in Visby is the Botanic Garden, in any season. In the autumn the Botanic Garden sparkles with colour and even in winter its worth seeing the naked branches, evergreens and frozen rose buds. The Botanic Garden is a restful and tranquil place and it is relaxing to sit down there for a while enjoying the setting. When the roses are in bloom its easy to understand why Visby is called "the town of the roses".  Facts about Gotland Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic sea and is located between the Scandinavian peninsula (Sweden and Norway) and the Baltic mainland (Estonia, Latvia). Principal localities are Visby, Hemse, Slite, Romakloster, Klintehamn and Fårösund. The main sources of income are agriculture, tourism and IT. The biggest employers are the National Lottery, the Gotland Council and PayEx. The sea has always been important to Gotland and its inhabitants. Trade, tourists and cultural influences, have traveled the sea to Gotland. Nowadays Visby even has a college with a good selection of courses, both short- and long term. There are also two boarding schools for adult education (Folk high school), one in Hemse and one in Fårösund on northern Gotland.  Hard facts  Gotland  3001 km² 0.7% of the landmass of Sweden  Fårö  114 km² - Fårö is located north of Gotland and separated  from the main island by the Strait of Fårö  Gotska Sandön  37 km² Gotska Sandön is one of Sweden's national parks  Furillen  4 km² The island is located north of Slite, one of Gotlands  principal localities  Stora Karlsö  2,4 km² The island is a habitat for many birds and open  to visitors  Lilla Karlsö  1,6 km² The smallest of the Gotland islands and a natural  habitat for the native breed the Gotland sheep  The coast of  Gotland  The coast of Gotland stretches approximately 800 km and  offers many fine scenic views.  Larger localities  in Gotland are:  -  Visby  22 500 inhabitants approximately  Hemse    1 800 inhabitants approximately  Slite    1 700 inhabitants approximately  Klintehamn    1 500 inhabitants approximately  Vibble    1 100 inhabitants approximately  Roma       900 inhabitants approximately  Fårösund       900 inhabitants approximately  These are:  Gotlands towns are twinned with 11 other towns spread  throughout Europe  Mariehamn  Main town on Åland between Sweden and Finland  Slagsele  Town on Zealand, Denmark, south of Copenhagen  Kragerö  On the Norwegian coast north of Arendal  Valkeakoski  In Finland, 150 km north of Helsinki  Tukums  In Latvia, west of Riga  Ösel  Gotlands Estonian neighbour in the Baltic Sea  Rhodos  In the popular Greek archipelago  Soest  In Germany  Lübeck  Located in northern Germany and is like Visby an old town  Gozo  Located off the Maltese coast in the Mediterranean Sea  Smeivka  In Ukraine  Longest river  Gothemsån, which is 55 km  Biggest Lake  Bäste Träsk is 6,3km2 and located on the Stone Coast,  northern Gotland  Deepest Lake  Sigvalde Träsk is 16 meters deep at the deepest point  Highest point  Lojsta moor, 82 meters over sea level  Width  At the widest point Gotland is 50 km  Length  From Fårö to Hoburgsgubben, Gotland measures 176 km  County mammal  Hedgehog, common over the whole island  County bird  Collared Flycatcher  County plant  Ivy, growing on the whole island  County  mushroom  The variety Geastrum rufescens  County insect  The beetle