Gotland

island and historical province in Sweden
Landform island Q1027830
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Gotland

Summary

Gotland is an island[1]. Gotland ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,650 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gotland is located in Gotland County[3].
  • Gotland is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Gotland is on the body of water Baltic Sea[5].
  • Gotland's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Gotland's instance of is recorded as province of Sweden[7].
  • Gotland's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Gotland[8].
  • Gotland took place at Baltic Sea[9].
  • Gotland is part of Sweden[10].
  • Gotland's Commons category is recorded as Gotland[11].
  • Gotland comprises Region Gotland[12].
  • Gotland's highest point is recorded as Lojsta heath[13].
  • Gotland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.5, 'lon': 18.55}[14].
  • Gotland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gotland[15].
  • Gotland has a population of {'amount': '+58595'}[16].
  • Gotland has a population of {'amount': '+59686'}[17].
  • Gotland has a population of {'amount': '+60124'}[18].
  • Gotland's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[19].
  • Gotland's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Gotland's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Gotland's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Gotland's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • Gotland's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Gotland's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[25].
  • Gotland's category for people born here is recorded as Q18012308[26].
  • Gotland's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Gotland County[27].

Body

Geography

Gotland is in the country of Sweden[4]. Gotland is located in Gotland County[3]. Gotland is on the body of water Baltic Sea[5]. Gotland is part of Sweden[10].

Physical Characteristics

Gotland covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2967.77'}[28]. Gotland sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+82'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+58595'}[16], {'amount': '+59686'}[17], and {'amount': '+60124'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[6] and province of Sweden[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gotland include HSwMS Gotland[30], an aircraft cruiser[31] and Gotland Pony[32], a horse breed[33].

Why It Matters

Gotland ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,650 views/month).[2] Gotland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Gotland is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Gotland include HSwMS Gotland[30], an aircraft cruiser[31] and Gotland Pony[32], a horse breed[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . scb.se. scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . kso.etjanster.lantmateriet.se. Retrieved . kso.etjanster.lantmateriet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . scb.se. scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . scb.se. scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . scb.se. scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17h ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 104
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'br',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 21d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → Gotland, Gulland
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: Gulland"
  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → iOS version history
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27148, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 92432
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 92432, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0342158-Gotland-svedsko-ostrov
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0342158-Gotland-svedsko-ostrov, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259473|batch #259473]]"
  6. 19w ago · Soleincitta · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → Sverigekarta-Landskap Gotland.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P242]]: Sverigekarta-Landskap Gotland.svg"
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