Explore Burgsvik in Sweden
Burgsvik in the region of Gotland with its 347 inhabitants is a town in Sweden - some 158 mi or ( 254 km ) South of Stockholm , the country's capital city .
Current time in Burgsvik is now 01:06 PM (Thursday) . 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, Visby, Västervik, Tubode, and Stockholm. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Kaliningrad . We saw 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 Burgsvik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gotland Roes Maj 2007
Gotland, Grötlingbo, Roes, May 2007, House to rent ..
2010 07 21 Holmhällar beach, Gotland (Sweden)
My wife's favorite beach in Sweden. My daughters and I love it too. Far SE corner of Gotland. Any farther south, you are swimming to Poland. ..
2010 07 21 Camping on Gotland (Sweden)
My daughters 1st camping trip. We did the marshmallows and campfire the night before (1st time for them too). I was extremely thankful for the use of this site. ..
2010 07 19 On the way to Hoburgen, Gotland 02 (Sweden)
Getting closer. I wish I could share with you how fantastic the smell of the air was. We plan on making this drive part of every trip we take to Gotland. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Burgsvik beds
The Burgsvik beds are a sequence of shallow marine limestones and sandstones found near the town of Burgsvik in the southern part of Gotland, Sweden. The beds were deposited in the Upper Silurian period, around 420 million years ago, in warm, equatorial waters frequently ravaged by storms, in front of an advancing shoreline. The Burgsvik Formation comprises two members, the Burgsvik Sandstone (on which this article focusses) and Burgsvik Oolite.
Located at 57.04 18.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Hoburgen
Hoburgen is a peninsula on the southern tip of Gotland, Sweden. Burgsvik is located in its northern half.
Located at 56.92 18.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Hemse stave church
Hemse stave church is a rediscovered palisade church from Hemse at Gotland. Before the present Hemse church was built there was a stave church from the early Christian period in the beginning of 11th century. The solid and richly ornamented stave planks of oak was used as a wooden floor in the present church. This stave church, or palisade church, is the only more or less complete church rediscovered from the introduction of Christianity in Sweden.
Located at 57.23 18.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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