Place:Gotland, Sweden


NameGotland
Alt namesGotlandsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Gotlands Länsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Gotlands län
Gotlands kommun
Gotlands landskap
Gotlands
TypeCounty, Municipality, Province, Region
Coordinates57.5°N 18.5°E
Located inSweden

Note: Gotland is a county (län), a municipality (kommun), a province (landskap), and a region (region) in Sweden.

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Gotland as a county

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Gotland County is a county or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County only consists of one county council which also serves as a municipality: Region Gotland. Gotland County is the only county in Sweden that is not governed by a municipal council. The municipality handles the tasks that are otherwise handled by the county council, mainly health care and public transport. Like other counties, Gotland has a County Administrative Board that oversees implementation of the Swedish state government. Both the County Administrative Board and the municipality have their seat in the largest city Visby, with over 22,000 inhabitants.

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Gotland as a municipality

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Region Gotland, officially Gotlands kommun, is a municipality that covers the entire island of Gotland in Sweden. The city of Visby is the municipality's seat. Gotland Municipality is the 39th most populous municipality in Sweden.

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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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