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Later Medieval GotlandFrom the beginning of the 15th century, when Gotland was ruled by different kings, the governor could still rule over the island quite independently - inventing new taxes for the farmers and devoted himself to piracy in the Baltic Sea.
After 1450 the importance of Visby as a harbour declined, mostly because of the development of larger ships which didn´t need transit harbours.The sailed directly to their destinations Riga, Tallinn or Lübeck.
However, it was not only the transit commerce that dominated on Gotland. The raw material limestone was quarried and also exported even refined like baptismal fonts and street blocks.
After the reformation the churches were abandoned and their bricks and construction material got reused for new houses.
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History of GotlandAbout GotlandChronicle 430 milj BC - 2005 Regents Stone age Bronze age Iron age Treasures and Vikings Early medieval The Hanseatic League Medieval churches Later medieval After the reformation Industrialism a new era After World War II |
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