The southern part of Gotland includes towns such as Hemse, Ljugarn and Burgsvik. It's a quiet region, with scenic beaches and some of the most famous rauks.
Settlements
[edit]- 1 Hemse with around 1,700 inhabitants is Gotland's largest settlement outside Visby, and the only major retail centre in southern Gotland.
- 2 Burgsvik with around 300 inhabitants is a port village.
Understand
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While the island has no sharp natural barriers, Lojsta hed is the forest which separates southern Gotland from central Gotland.
The southern region was in the Middle Ages a rural deanery known as Sudertredningen ("the southern region"), still called Sudret among locals.
Far from the bustle of Visby and the cement mill in Slite, only the occasional farm tractor disturbs the peace on southern Gotland.
Get in and around
[edit]Southern Gotland is accessible by car, bus and bike. The flat sceneries make tour cycling a good option during summer.
There are marinas at least in 1 Burgsvik in the south-west and 2 Ronehamn in the east.
See
[edit]- Hemse fossilmuseum (Hemse).
- 1 Hammarshage hällar and Holmshällars rauk fields (In the southern part of Gotland). Two nearby rauk fields.
- 2 Hoburgsgubben (on the southernmost tip of Gotland). The rauk is said to resemble a human face in profile from the right angle.
- 3 Stavgard. A 10th century village ruin where the master house was 60 metres long, and a modern replica of the village.
- 4 Närsholmen. A nature reserve on a peninsula with a lighthouse.
- 5 Uggarde rojr. Gotland's largest grave mound.
Do
[edit]- 1 Hörte beach (Herta beach) (on the eastern shore of Gotland). A sand beach.
- 2 Hallvide islandshästgård. A stable for Icelandic horses.
Buy
[edit]Retailers are concentrated in Hemse.