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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Hanseatic Town of Visby' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
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| VisbyVisby skyline Coat of armsNickname(s):xc2xa0City of rosesVisbyShow map of GotlandVisbyShow map of SwedenCoordinates: 57xc2xb038xe2x80xb205xe2x80xb3N 18xc2xb017xe2x80xb257xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf57.63472xc2xb0N 18.29917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 57.63472; 18.29917Coordinates: 57xc2xb038xe2x80xb205xe2x80xb3N 18xc2xb017xe2x80xb257xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf57.63472xc2xb0N 18.29917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 57.63472; 18.29917Countryxc2xa0SwedenProvincexc2xa0GotlandCountyGotland CountyMunicipalityGotland MunicipalityCharter1645Area[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0City12.44xc2xa0km2 (4.80xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Populationxc2xa0(31 December 2017)[2]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0City24,330xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density1,816/km2 (4,700/sqxc2xa0mi)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Metro58,003Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code621 xxArea code(s)(+46) 498Websitewww.visby.se UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameHanseatic Town of VisbyCriteriaCultural: iv, vReference731Inscription1995 (19th session) | WIKI |
| [3] Among the most notable historical remains are the 3.4xc2xa0km (2.1xc2xa0mi) long town wall that encircles the town center, and a number of church ruins. | WIKI |
| Valdemar tore down part of the wall, set up three huge beer barrels and threatened to turn his men loose to pillage the town unless they were filled with silver and gold. | WIKI |
| As of 1470, the Hanseatic League rescinded Visby's status as a Hanseatic town. | WIKI |
| In 1528, the citizens of Visby sacked the church of the Holy Trinity, or the church of Our Lord (Swedish: Drottens kyrka) in revenge for the plundering of their town. | WIKI |
| Visby is the name of the locality, or town, as well as the name of the larger area surrounding it, Visby socken. | WIKI |
| The town has evolved around the medieval harbor that now constitutes the Almedalen park. | WIKI |
| Long streets run parallel with the old shoreline with shorter alleys at a straight angle from these, lead from the harbor and up the slope up to the eastern higher part of town known as Klinten. | WIKI |
| The more modern parts of the town expand mostly east and inland from the wall. | WIKI |
| Hayao Miyazaki noted that Visby is the main visual inspiration for the town in Kiki's Delivery Service, with elements of other locations such as Stockholm also blended in. | WIKI |
| The Hanseatic Town of Visby is a unique example of a northern European medieval walled trading town with a preserved and notably complete townscape and assemblage of high-quality historic structures. | UNESCO |
| Together these elements graphically illustrate the form and function of this type of significant human settlement, which still prevails as a living town. | UNESCO |
| By the 12th century Visby had come to dominate this trade, and all the commercial routes of the Baltic were channelled through the town. | UNESCO |
| The town began to expand beyond the medieval wall. | UNESCO |
| The xe2x80x98inhabited historic townxe2x80x99 includes the walled town and its immediate surroundings constituting an area of 105xc2xa0ha. | UNESCO |
| The well-preserved town wall, with its towers and gates, extends 3.4xc2xa0km and is surrounded by dry moats and open spaces that together form a defensive network. | UNESCO |
| Roads into the town through gates to the north, east and south, leading from the cliff to the harbour, date to the Viking era. | UNESCO |
| Medieval Visby had more churches than any other town in Sweden: 15xc2xa0within the walls and two outside. | UNESCO |
| They are found mainly in the eastern parts of the town and on the site of the former Visborg Castle. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The Hanseatic Town of Visby is an outstanding example of a North European medieval walled town which reflects with remarkable completeness its essentially late 13th-century form and function as one of the most important trading towns of the Hanseatic League between 1161xc2xa0andxc2xa01360. | UNESCO |
| This is reflected in the well-preserved town wall, street pattern, church ruins, medieval buildings and townscape. | UNESCO |
| The inhabited historic town has prevailed under the influence of socio-economic and cultural change. | UNESCO |
| This has resulted in a townscape in which the medieval walled trading town has been retained with distinctive layers over time until the present day. | UNESCO |
| Functional continuity is reflected in its structure as a county, diocesan, commercial and residential town. | UNESCO |
| The property includes the walled medieval town and the surrounding dry moats and open spaces. | UNESCO |
| The town wall has been subject to partial collapses over the years. | UNESCO |
| The visual integrity of the walled town and historic skyline is vulnerable as the town expands and develops. | UNESCO |
| The functional continuity and structure of the town is vulnerable to the loss of functional diversity and traditional building skills. | UNESCO |
| the ruins of St George and Solberga monastery, the medieval gallows hill, limestone quarries and entry roads into the medieval town. | UNESCO |
| Visby is the best preserved North European walled town and example of a fortified commercial centre. | UNESCO |
| Subsequent layers of development have conformed to the medieval scale and town layout. | UNESCO |
| The town wall remains largely intact, and its high level of authenticity is exceptional. | UNESCO |
| The well-preserved dry moats and open spaces surrounding the walled town form a fringe belt that accentuates and distinguishes the compact medieval town. | UNESCO |
| While Visby lost its function as a commercial metropolis during the 14th century, its urban continuity is still reflected in a living town with retail, business, residential, educational, cultural and tourist uses. | UNESCO |
| The relocation of public authorities beyond the walled town has transformed its spirit of place as a vibrant office-based core into a largely seasonal residential area. | UNESCO |
| The town wall and its towers are primarily owned by the local authority and have traditionally been managed by the state. | UNESCO |
| The statutory xe2x80x98detailed planxe2x80x99 for the walled town of Visby together with the associated building code regulates preservation of the built environment and new development within the walls under the Planning and Building Act, for which the municipality is responsible. | UNESCO |
| The state manages the town wall and the church ruins. | UNESCO |
| Management of the town wall is presently being reconsidered. | UNESCO |
| Successful future management of the town wall requires both long-term funding and a clear agreement between the authorities. | UNESCO |
| Processes of privatization, gentrification and increased tourism threaten the functional diversity and social balance of the town. | UNESCO |