[viz-bee; Sw. vees-by] 
| a seaport on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Baltic: an important member of the Hanseatic League. 55,346. |
[got-luh
nd; Sw. gawt-luhnd, gawl-luhnd] | an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 55,346; 1212 sq. mi. (3140 sq. km). Capital: Visby. |
| Vis·by (vĭz'bē, vēs'bü) A city of southeast Sweden on western Gotland Island on the Baltic Sea. It was a member of the Hanseatic League and a commercial center from the 10th to the 14th century but declined after its capture by the Danes in 1362. Visby was a pirate stronghold for the next two centuries and passed to Sweden in 1645. It is a resort and an industrial center. Population: 22,200. |