Visby functioned as a commercial hub during a period preceding 1356. During the centuries leading up to this time, the settlement expanded as German merchants and others settled on the island. These residents initiated a construction period that shaped the town, highlighted by the completion of S:ta Maria domkyrka in 1225.
By the 1280s, the settlement was part of a city union including cities such as Lübeck, Tallinn, and Rostock. This period saw the development of the town's inner area and its perimeter wall.
The inner city and its wall were recognized for their heritage value in 1994.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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