Lickershamn

Lickershamn is a small settlement and fishing village situated in Stenkyrka on the Swedish island of Gotland.[1]

Lickershamn
The rauk Jungfrun in Lickershamn.
Lickershamn
Coordinates: 57°49′33″N 18°30′53″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.lickershamn.com

The place is most noted for the rauks in the area, including Gotland's largest rauk the Jungfrun ("The Maiden").[2] One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10103 Jungfrun, is named after it.[3]

References

  1. "Lickershamn". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. Karin and Jon. "Lickershamnskrogen". www.lickershamnskrogen.se. Lickershamnskrogen. Retrieved 11 June 2014.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. "10103 Jungfrun (1992 DB9)". NASA. Retrieved 27 June 2016.


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