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Vibble

Coordinates: 57°36′N 18°15′E / 57.600°N 18.250°E / 57.600; 18.250
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Vibble
Central Vibble
Central Vibble
Vibble is located in Gotland
Vibble
Vibble
Coordinates: 57°36′N 18°15′E / 57.600°N 18.250°E / 57.600; 18.250
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total1,300
 • Density1,028/km2 (2,660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vibble is a locality in Västerhejde on the Swedish island of Gotland. Sweden with 1,300 inhabitants in 2010.[2] Situated 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Visby, it is sometimes regarded as a suburb to the town of Visby. The main business in Vibble is tourism. The relocated original Villa Villekulla - where Pippi Longstocking lived - is at the Kneippbyn Holiday Resort in Vibble.

As of 2019, Vibble Chapel belongs to Stenkumla parish, along with the churches in Stenkumla, Träkumla and Västerhejde.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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