Word info

Gotland

Proper noun

Meaning

The largest island of Sweden, situated in the Baltic Sea.

A municipality and county on the island of Gotland, Sweden; the only municipality there, so it, the county and island all have the same area.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

After this, strong southern winds pushed the ice further into the north, and much of the waters north of Gotland were again free of ice, which had then packed against the shores of southern Finland. Source: Internet

A massive majority (40,000) of all Viking-Age Arabian coins found in Scandinavia were found in Gotland. Source: Internet

At the same time – 1808 – Gotland was conquered by Russia, but was peacefully taken back by the Swedes after only a couple of months. Source: Internet

Despite a continued Swedish naval presence and strong patrols to protect the coast since 1715 small Russian raids took place in 1716 at Öregrund while in July 1717 Russian squadron landed troops to Gotland who raided for supplies. Source: Internet

Another area with large quantities of limestone is the island of Gotland, Sweden. Source: Internet

Before that she had managed the recovery of Finland and Gotland. Source: Internet

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