Slite is a
locality situated in
Gotland Municipality,
Gotland County, on the island of
Gotland
Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the ...
, Sweden with 1,500 inhabitants in 2014.
Geography
Slite is situated on the northern east coast of Gotland. The town is divided by the Sjuströmmar inlet, connecting Bogevik bay with the
Baltic Sea. The north, and main part, of the town is situated in
Othem socken and the part south of Sjuströmmar is in
Boge socken.
Outside Slite is a small
archipelago called Slite skärgård. The largest island is Asunden with its
protected stack
Stack may refer to:
Places
* Stack Island, an island game reserve in Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia, in Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group
* Blue Stack Mountains, in Co. Donegal, Ireland
People
* Stack (surname) (including a list of people ...
area. Close to the south tip of Asunden is the smaller Grunnet island. The island closest to Sjuströmmar is Enholmen where
Karlsvärd Fortress is situated.
High on a cliff in the north part of Slite is the modern
Slite Church built in 1959–60. It is designed by Danish architect Holger Jensen. , Slite Church belongs to Othem-Boge
parish in Norra Gotlands
pastorat, along with the churches in
Othem and
Boge.
History
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 of
limestone from nearby
quarries. The landscape outside Slite is dominated by the Cementa AB limestone quarry.
In 1902–1953, Slite was connected to
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
*Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
by the Slite-Roma railway.
Events
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,
Klintehamn and
Hemse, each usually spanning a weekend.
References
External links
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Populated places in Gotland County
Port cities and towns of the Baltic Sea