Island location Gotland in northen Europe
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Gotland
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: 18.52559 lat : 57.53737 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84 | long: 18°31'32.1276 lat : 57°32'14.5392 | | Surface area: | 2989.4 km2 (7.872 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 620.6 km | | Average height: | 29 metre | | Length island: | 125 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 55 km | | Name : | Follingbohöjden (78 metre) | | Orientation island: | South-southwest - North-northeast |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 57269 | | Population density: | 18.00 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Fårösund (N), Bläse (N), Irevik (N), Lärbro (N), Slite (NO), Vibble (W), Gothem (O), Sanda (W), Klintehamn (ZW), Ljugarn (O), Stånga (Z), När (ZO), Havdhem (Z), Burgsvik (Z), Sundre (Z) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Gotland | | Archipelago (island group): | Gotland | Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): | 1) Fårö 0.456 km East
2) Gotska Sandön 47.9 km NorthNorthEast
3) Öland 57 km West
4) Utö 112.7 km NorthNorthWest
5) Ornö 121.5 km North
6) Nämdö 138.5 km North
7) Runmarö 147.4 km North
8) Möja 164 km North
9) Grinda 164.5 km North
10) Saaremaa 169.1 km EastNorthEast
11) Vilsandi 171.3 km EastNorthEast
12) Sturkö 171.6 km WestSouthWest
13) Utlängan 173 km SouthWest
14) Aspö 180.3 km WestSouthWest
15) Abruka 203.1 km EastNorthEast
16) Hiiumaa 209.3 km NorthEast
17) Hanö 225 km WestSouthWest
18) Visingsö 228 km WestNorthWest
19) Åland (Fasta) 237.8 km NorthNorthEast
20) Ivö 243.9 km WestSouthWest
21) Ruhnu 244.5 km East
22) Utö 247.2 km NorthNorthEast
23) Singö 247.3 km North
24) Muhu 248.7 km EastNorthEast
25) Bolmsö 261.3 km West
| | Country: | Sweden | | Location in Country: | South-southeast | | Name Län: | County Gotlands | | Name Kommun: | municipality Gotland | | Main place: | Visby | Places portal2europe
(sister website): | Burgsvik (South)
Faroesund (Central)
Havdhem (South)
Hemse (South)
Klintehamn (Central)
Laerbro (Central)
Ljugarn (Central)
Norra Visby (Central)
Roma (Central)
Romakloster (Central)
Slite (SouthWest)
Stanga (Central)
Tingstaede (North)
Vaeskinde (Central)
Vaesterhejde (Central)
Vibble (Central)
Visby (Central)
| | Location Main place: | West | | Sea: | Baltic Sea | | Distance to main land: | 83 km | | Nearest Country: | Sweden | | island-Type: | island in sea | | Remarks: | Largest island of Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Ferries from Oscarshamn to Visby and from Nynashamn (south of Stockholm) to Visby |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Gotland
| The weather type in Gotland County | broken clouds |  | | Current temperature: | 8 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 2.06 meter per second (Wind force - bft 2)
| | Winddirection: | South-southwest | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1014 mb
| | Humidity: | 76 %
| | Daylength at 10 November 2025: | 8 hour and 22 minutes | | Sunrise: | 07:18 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 15:40 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Gotland
The weather for the next few hours
Gotland County - SE (longitude: 18.5256, latitude: 57.5374)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction NNO): not known
19:00
7 degrees Celcius
1013 mbar
broken clouds | 22:00
7 degrees Celcius
1013 mbar
overcast clouds | 1:00
7 degrees Celcius
1013 mbar
overcast clouds | 4:00
7 degrees Celcius
1012 mbar
overcast clouds | 7:00
8 degrees Celcius
1013 mbar
overcast clouds |
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | Yes | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | Yes | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 1370 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Island, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Gotland booking.com
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 Camping | 1) Aminne Fritid
2) Burgsviks Camping
3) Kappelshamns Camping
4) Ljugarns Semesterby Camping
5) Norderstrands Camping
6) Slite Camping
7) Tofta Bad Camping
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Gotland
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Gotland
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Landuse Gotland
| Forest |
1494.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
120.4 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
13.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
1293.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
53.1 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
4.6 km2 |
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| Sand |
2.5 km2 |
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| Water |
7.5 km2 |
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