Slite

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Slite
Slite
Slite
Slite is located in Gotland
Slite
Slite
Coordinates: 57°43′N 18°48′E / 57.717°N 18.800°E / 57.717; 18.800Coordinates: 57°43′N 18°48′E / 57.717°N 18.800°E / 57.717; 18.800
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 1,483
 • Density 592/km2 (1,530/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Slite is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden with 1,483 inhabitants in 2010.[1] For a long time Slite was an important place for trade and business; nowadays tourism is an important source of income but also industry with stone and gravel, producing concrete from raw material of limestone from nearby quarries.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 
Major settlements
(localities):
Coat of arms of Gotland County
Minor settlements:
Other settlements:
Lakes:
Stream:
  • Gothemsån
Islands:
Peninsulas:
  • Faludden
  • Norsholmen
  • Närsholmen
  • Näsudden
  • S:t Olofsholm
Hills:
  • Grogarnsberget
  • Östergarnsberget
Parishes:
Notes:
  • 1Part of Bro and Duss 2Part of Dalhem and Hallvide 3Part of Eskelhem and Bringsarve 4Part of Klinte and Follingbo norra and Klinte and Follingbo södra 5Part of Hablingbo and Medebys 6Part of Levide and Skinnarve 7Part of Lummelunda and Etebols 8Part of Sanda and Lekarve 9Part of Sylfaste and Lere 10Part of Ansarve and Tofta 11Part of Västergarn and Stora Mafrids
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