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Battle of Visby 1361

Battle of Visby: Valdemar Atterdag indtager Visby
Image: Statens Arkiver - Danish State Archives, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.

Key facts

Year1361Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationSwedenNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370Wikidata P361
ParticipantsGotland, Kingdom of DenmarkWikidata P710
Coordinates57.6333, 18.2833Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Visby was fought in 1361 near the town of Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden, between the forces of the Danish king and the Gutnish country yeomen. The Danish force was victorious.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Visby (revision 1370592641), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

57.6333, 18.2833 · Sweden

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