Lickershamn Explained

Official Name:Lickershamn
Pushpin Map:Sweden Gotland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Gotland Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gotland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gotland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.8258°N 18.5147°W

Lickershamn is a small settlement and fishing village situated in Stenkyrka on the Swedish island of Gotland.[2]

The place is most noted for the rauks in the area, including Gotland's largest rauk the Jungfrun ("The Maiden").[3] One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10103 Jungfrun, is named after it.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Carlquist, Gunnar. Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2nd. 67. Swedish.
  2. Web site: Lickershamn. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo.com. 11 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Lickershamnskrogen. Lickershamnskrogen . 11 June 2014.
  4. Web site: 10103 Jungfrun (1992 DB9). NASA. 27 June 2016.