HERITAGE RECORD · 731

Hanseatic Town of Visby

汉萨同盟城市维斯比

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses and wealthy merchants' dwellings from the same period make it the best-preserved fortified commercial city in northern Europe.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ1779992 ↗

Administrative areaQ54757

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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