Vibble is a
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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in
Västerhejde on the Swedish island of
Gotland.
Sweden with 1,300 inhabitants in 2010.
Situated south of
Visby
Visby () is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants . Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is arguably th ...
, it is sometimes regarded as a suburb to the town of Visby. The main business in Vibble is tourism. The relocated original
Villa Villekulla
Villa Villekulla is a fictional house that is the home of Pippi Longstocking, a character in a series of books. She lives there with her horse and monkey, Mr. Nilsson. Outside stands a tree that grows Sockerdricka, a soft drink sold in Sweden.
...
- where
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story w ...
lived - is at the ''Kneippbyn'' Holiday Resort in Vibble.
, Vibble Chapel belongs to Stenkumla
parish
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, along with the churches in
Stenkumla,
Träkumla and
Västerhejde.
Gallery
Image:Vibbleskylt.jpg, Vibble roadsign
Image:Vibble_kapell.jpg, Vibble Chapel
Image:Kneippbyn.jpg, ''Kneippbyn'' Holiday Resort
References
External links
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Populated places in Gotland County
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