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Slite

Coordinates:57°43′N18°48′E/ 57.717°N 18.800°E/57.717; 18.800
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Slite
1980 aerial view of Slite
1980 aerial view of Slite
Slite is located in Gotland
Slite
Slite
Coordinates:57°43′N18°48′E/ 57.717°N 18.800°E/57.717; 18.800
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
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• Total2.51 km2(0.97 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2014)[2]
• Total1,500
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Websitewww.slite.nu

Sliteis alocalitysituated inGotland Municipality,Gotland County,on the island ofGotland,Sweden with 1,500 inhabitants in 2014.[2]

Geography

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Slite is situated on the northern east coast of Gotland. The town is divided by the Sjuströmmar inlet, connecting Bogevik bay with theBaltic Sea.[3]The north, and main part, of the town is situated inOthemsockenand the part south of Sjuströmmar is inBogesocken.[4]

Outside Slite is a smallarchipelagocalled Slite skärgård.[5]The largest island isAsundenwith itsprotectedstackarea. Close to the south tip of Asunden is the smallerGrunnetisland. The island closest to Sjuströmmar isEnholmenwhereKarlsvärd Fortressis situated.[6][7][8][9]

High on a cliff in the north part of Slite is the modernSlite Churchbuilt in 1959–60. It is designed by Danish architect Holger Jensen.[10]As of 2019,Slite Church belongs to Othem-Bogeparishin Norra Gotlandspastorat,along with the churches inOthemandBoge.[11][12]

History

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For a long time Slite was an important place for trade and business; nowadays tourism is an important source of income along with the stone and gravel industry, producing concrete from raw material oflimestonefrom nearbyquarries.The landscape outside Slite is dominated by theHeidelberg MaterialsCement Sverige AB limestone quarry[1].

In 1902–1953, Slite was connected toRomaby the 33 km (21 mi) Slite-Roma railway.[13]

Events

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The annual Slite Market is the first of the major autumn markets on Gotland. There are five official markets held on the island in August–October: Slite,Havdhem,Kräklingbo,KlintehamnandHemse,each usually spanning a weekend.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^"Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km22005 och 2010 "(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.14 December 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 27 January 2012.Retrieved10 January2012.
  2. ^ab"Gotland i siffror 2015"[Gotland in numbers 2015].www.gotland.se.Gotland Municipality.Retrieved25 May2016.
  3. ^Enderborg, Bernt."Sju strömmar".www.guteinfo.com.Guteinfo.Retrieved11 January2019.
  4. ^"Slite".www.fmis.raa.se.Swedish National Heritage Board.Retrieved11 January2019.
  5. ^"Förstudie kring miljöeffekter av modifiering av en vägbank i Slite skärgård".www.lansstyrelsen.se.Gotland CountyAdministrative Board.Retrieved11 January2019.
  6. ^"Asunden".www.lansstyrelsen.se.Gotland CountyAdministrative Board.Retrieved11 January2019.
  7. ^Enderborg, Bernt."Asunden och öarna utanför Slite".www.guteinfo.com.Guteinfo.Retrieved11 January2019.
  8. ^Enderborg, Bernt."Enholmen".www.guteinfo.com.Guteinfo.Retrieved11 January2019.
  9. ^Westrin Theodor, ed. (1910)."Karlsvärd".Nordisk familjebok–Uggleupplagan(in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. pp. 1105–1106.
  10. ^Enderborg, Bernt."Slite Kyrka".www.guteinfo.com.Guteinfo.Retrieved11 January2019.
  11. ^"Församlingar på Gotland".www.svenskakyrkan.se.Church of Sweden.Retrieved11 January2019.
  12. ^"Visby stifts indelning 2018".www.svenskakyrkan.se.Church of Sweden.Retrieved11 January2019.
  13. ^Svensson, Anders."Slite- Roma 1902, 33 km".www.gotlandstaget.se.Gotland Train Association.Retrieved26 May2016.
  14. ^"Marknadshösten inleds i Slite".www.gotland.net.Gotlands Media AB. 16 August 2009.Retrieved8 January2019.
  15. ^James, Maria (22 May 2017)."Marknader".www.gotland.se.Gotland CountyAdministrative Board.Retrieved8 January2019.
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