VISBY

vēsˈbə or Wisbywĭzˈbē, city (1990 pop. 20,990), capital of Gotland co., SE Sweden, on Gotland Island and on the Baltic Sea. It is an industrial center and a popular resort and has a modern ice-free port. Manufactures include cement and refined sugar. The city is a Lutheran episcopal see. Visby was a pagan religious center. In the 11th cent. it became a prominent international trade center of the Hanseatic League. An independent republic, the city was the commercial center of N Europe, minting its own coins and developing an influential international maritime code. The ruins of 10 fine churches and the restored Cathedral of St. Mary, all from the 12th and 13th cent., testify to its former greatness. Visby's decline began in 1280, when Sweden conquered Gotland while the city was suffering civil strife. It was sacked (1361) and captured (1362) by the Danes, who returned (1370) it to the Hanseatic League. Pirates made it their stronghold for the next two centuries, and its trade was taken over by Lübeck. Visby passed to Denmark in 1570, and again came under Sweden in 1645. The city only began to recover its trade in the 19th cent.

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books on: Visby  - 127 results

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The Discovery of the Baltic: The Reception of a Catholic World-System in the European North (Ad 1075-1225)
Book by Nils Blomkvist; Brill, 2005
Subjects: Baltic Sea Region--Church History, Catholic Church--Baltic Sea Region--History, Church History--Middle Ages, 600-1500
...tioned. Sverre Bagge, Bergen; Lars ErsgArd, Visby; Lars Hermanson, Uppsala; Ingemar Jansson...Greifswald 2000, Lund 2000, Tartu 2001, and Visby 2001; at the conference Scandinavians and...Mats Roslund, Lund; Ivona Szkoluda, Visby, and Feodor Uspenskij, Moscow. I am also...
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A History of Sweden
Book by Ingvar Andersson, Carolyn Hannay; Praeger, 1956
Subjects: Sweden--History
...54 VII. VISBY AND VALDEMAR ATTERDAG. 1361...ANTIKVARISK-TOPOGRAFISKA ARKIVET 11. Visby, seventeenth-century print. 70...12a. Part of the city wall, Visby. between pages 70 and 71...
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A History of Sweden
Book by Andrew A. Stomberg; Macmillan, 1931
Subjects: Sweden--History
...two centuries of the Christian era have been found in Scandinavia; 5,000 the island of Gottland, most of these in or near Visby, 600 on Oland and Bornholm, 650 in Skane, less than 100 on the mainland of Sweden outside of the aforesaid province, 600...
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Queen Margrete I, 1353-1412, and the Founding of the Nordic Union
Book by Vivian Etting; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Kalmar, Union Of, 1397, Margrete--I--Queen Of Denmark, Norway, And Sweden--1353-1412, Queens--Scandinavia--Biography, Scandinavia--History
...the mass graves outside the walls of Visby-a stark witness to the battle of 1361...Plate 13. The 3.5km city walls around Visby on Gotland are among the best-preserved...Sea, with its great and powerful city of Visby. The city belonged to the Hanseatic League...
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German and Scandinavian Protestantism, 1700-1918
Book by Nicholas Hope; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: Germany--Church History--18th Century, Germany--Church History--19th Century, Germany--Church History--20th Century, Lutheran Church--Germany--History, Lutheran Church--Scandinavia--History, Protestant Churches--Germany--History, Protestant Churches--Scandinavia--History, Scandinavia--Church History--18th Century, Scandinavia--Church History--19th Century, Scandinavia--Church History--20th Century
...counted 1772 Sweden Karlstad, Harnosand, Visby made bishoprics Swedish censorship 1686-1766...from a superintendency to a bishopric along with Karlstad and Visby superintendencies was divided into the bishoprics of Harnosand...
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journal articles on: Visby  - 17 results

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Thinking outside the Box: The Application of COGSA's $500 Per-Package Limitation to Shipping Containers
Journal article by Craig Still; Houston Journal of International Law, Vol. 24, 2001
Subjects: Cargo insurance--Laws, regulations, etc., Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936, Containers--Insurance, Limited liability--Laws, regulations, etc., Shipping industry--Insurance
...international agreement (commonly known as the Visby Rules) that amended the Hague Rules in...Most importantly, article II(c) of the Visby Rules answers the question of when a container...Best because it is consistent with the Visby Rules. (262) After rejecting the functional...
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Communications
Journal article by Vibeke Bordahl; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 61, 2002
...Sweden, to hold an interim conference at Visby, the city where the university is located...interim conference is to take place in Visby at the University of Gotland, from 13 to...ISFNR, Gotland University, SE-621 67 Visby, Sweden The organizers call for papers...
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Charterer's Liabilities under the Ship Time Charter
Journal article by Tony Nunes; Houston Journal of International Law, Vol. 26, 2004
Subjects: Charter parties (Shipping contracts)--Laws, regulations and rules, Charter-parties--Laws, regulations and rules, Death on the High Seas Act, Maritime law--Interpretation and construction, Merchant Marine Act of 1920, Negligence--Laws, regulations and rules, Warranty of seaworthiness--Laws, regulations and rules
...Hamburg Rules) and the so-called "Hague Visby Rules" (102) (herein collectively called...hamburgrules1978.html. (102.) The Hague-Visby Rules were established under the 1968 Brussels Protocol. The Hague-Visby Rules, Feb 23, 1968, available at http...
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Estonia
Journal article by Art Leete, Elo-Hanna Seljamaa; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 64, 2005
Subjects: Conferences and conventions, Ethnic folklore--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Narration (Rhetoric)--Research, Narration--Research
...congresses every 5 to 6 years and during the recent decades also smaller interim congresses with the last one taking place in 2003 in Visby, Gotland. Yet it was in the 2001 Melbourne Congress where Estonia was elected as the host of the next congress. While it seems...
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International Law's Mixed Heritage: A Common/civil Law Jurisdiction
Journal article by Colin B. Picker; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 41, 2008
Subjects: International law--Comparative analysis
...a set of rules for bills of lading, arguably civil law in character--and the success of the arguably common law-like Hague-Visby Rules. (274) This growing common law influence is somewhat predictable; the movement toward a more common law-like commercial...
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magazine articles on: Visby  - 8 results

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The Viking Island: Patricia Cleveland-Peck Visits Gotland, the Baltic Island Where the Viking and Medieval Pasts Are to Be Found Round Every Corner
Magazine article by Patricia Cleveland-Peck; History Today, Vol. 57, February 2007
Subjects: Gotland, Sweden--Description and travel, Gotland, Sweden--History, Historic sites--Description and travel, Islands--Description and travel, Islands--History
...of country churches and a capital city, Visby, with charming medieval houses and one...Archaeological research revealed that not only Visby but around forty other harbours and trading...the seafaring farmers to the burghers of Visby. The Germans, mainly from Lubeck, arrived...
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Sweden
Magazine article; Artforum International, Vol. 42, January 2004
...John Korner, Andreas Eriksson, Riitta Paivalainen February 12-15 BAC Baltic Art Center Visby Bjorkanderska magasinet, Skeppsbron 24, SE-621 57 Visby, tel: 46-498-20 03 39 fax: 46-498-20 03 38 e-mail: info@balticartcenter.com www.balticartcenter...
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Raffael Rheinsberg
Magazine article by Peter Funken; Artforum International, Vol. 32, March 1994
Subjects: Art, German--Exhibitions, Installations (Art)--Exhibitions, Rheinsberg, Raffael--Exhibitions
...Peter Funken KUNSTHALLE A few months ago, when Raffael Rheinsberg flew a German flag at half mast in th Swedish city of Visby, German tourists saw their carefree vacation moods and their feelings of national pride being com-promised. With the intervention...
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Time Travel: If You're after More Than a Tan from Your Next Holiday, Let Rough Guides Authors Robin Eagles, Mark Ellingham, Michael Haag, Ian Littlewood, Gordon W McLachlan, Neil Roland and Justin Wintle Lead You around Some of the World's Great Historical Sites
Magazine article by Robin Eagles, Mark Ellingham, Michael Haag, Ian Littlewood, Gordon W Mclachlan, Neil Roland, Justin Wintle; Geographical, Vol. 75, February 2003
Subjects: Travel industry--Services, Web sites--Directories
...the Bugandan kings Baltic exchange VISBY, GOTLAND, SWEDEN: 12TH CENTURY Surrounded by a magnificent defensive wall, Visby, off Swedens east coast, is a postcard...although it was refurbished by the Germans, Visby never regained its pre-eminence. Variously...
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The First Common Market? in the 13th Century a Remarkable Trading Block Was Formed in Northern Europe. Stephen Halliday Explains How the Hanseatic League Prospered for 300 Years before the Rise of the Nation State Led to Its Dissolution
Magazine article by Stephen Halliday; History Today, Vol. 59, July 2009
Subjects: Hanseatic League--History, International agencies--History, International organizations--History, International trade--History, Protectionism--History
...King Valdemar of Denmark who attacked the Hanseatic city of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland because he was concerned by...restrictions the Hansa had placed on Danish trade. The survival of Visby as an independent unit was critical to the fortunes of the League...
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newspaper articles on: Visby  - 11 results

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Bring a Sweater on Your Cruise in Northern Europe in July
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 25, 2007
Subjects: Cruise lines
...Merwin Q. What is the climate in July in Copenhagen, Denmark; St. Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; Visby, Sweden; and Berlin, Germany? Also, what type of clothes are suggested for a cruise ship, MS Veendam, and on tours? Thank you...
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BALTIC CRUISING; Personal Interests Guide Exploration of History, Culture of Diverse Regions
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 7, 2007
...weather. Stockholmers flock to the city of Visby on Gotland island, the easternmost point...from the pages of Hans Christian Andersen, Visby is a charming hamlet of winding cobbled...Times; A well-preserved medieval town, Visby is a World Heritage Site in Sweden. Photograph...
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Sail Fever; WE FIND YOU THE BEST 2009 CRUISE DEALS
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), January 4, 2009
...Hamburg, Ronne, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn and Visby. Prices are from pounds 1,403 per person for the eight-night...Cloud depar ts August 16 from Stockholm to London, calling at Visby, Malmo, Oslo, Skagen and Copenhagen. All-inclusive, cruiseonly...
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Deals
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), May 20, 2006
...pounds 995 (inside cabin) and pounds 1,195 (outside), saving pounds 2,345 and pounds ,2590 respectively. Stops incl Copenhagen, Visby, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Kemi (for optional tour of Lapland and Arctic Circle), Stockholm, Ronne in Denmark and then through...
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Job Cuts, Minister? A Splendid Idea! Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Quintessential Mandarin from TV's Yes, Minister, Gives the Chancellor His 'Unstinting' Support for the Impending Civil Service Cull
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 14, 2004
...Tribunal would assess the merits - or otherwise - of every case of uncertified sick leave and make the appropriate decision visby Antony Jay very most. I had hoped to draw on Bernards special talents in formulating this most preliminary of preliminary plans...
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encyclopedia articles on: Visby  - 5 results

 
 
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Visby
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VISBY ves b or Wisby wiz be, city (1990 pop. 20,990), capital...and refined sugar. The city is a Lutheran episcopal see. Visby was a pagan religious center. In the 11th cent. it became...next two centuries, and its trade was taken over by Lubeck. Visby passed to Denmark in 1570, and again came under Sweden in...
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Wisby
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WISBY see Visby , Sweden. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Gotland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...smaller islands, including Faron, Gotska Sandon, and Karlso. Visby is the capital. Gotland island is made up of a limestone plateau...9th 11th cent.). In the 12th cent. German merchants settled at Visby, which became one of the chief towns of the Hanseatic League...
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Hanseatic League
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...guilds and town associations led (13th cent.) to leagues. Most notable was the company of German merchants with headquarters at Visby ; pushing east, they founded a branch at Novgorod . In London, where German merchants had traded since the 11th cent., the...
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Sweden
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...wide rights at that time and were strongly influenced by German merchants of the Hanseatic League , active especially at Visby . In 1319, Sweden and Norway were united under Magnus VII , and in 1397 Queen Margaret I effected the personal union of...


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