Lickershamn

Lickershamn is a small settlement and fishing village situated in Stenkyrka on the Swedish island of Gotland.^[2]

Lickershamn
The rauk Jungfrun in Lickershamn.
Lickershamn
Coordinates: 57°49′33″N 18°30′53″E / 57.82583°N 18.51472°E / 57.82583; 18.51472
Country	Sweden
Province	Gotland
County	Gotland County
Municipality	Gotland Municipality
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.lickershamn.com

The place is most noted for the rauks in the area, including Gotland's largest rauk the Jungfrun ("The Maiden").^[3] One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10103 Jungfrun, is named after it.^[4]

Gallery

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  Grausne north rauk area at Lickershamn.
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  Grausne north rauk area at Lickershamn.
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  Jungfrun ("The Maiden"), rauk at Lickershamn.
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  Lickershamn fishing village.

References

1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. p. 67.
2. "Lickershamn". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
3. "Lickershamnskrogen". Lickershamnskrogen. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
4. "10103 Jungfrun (1992 DB9)". NASA. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

 

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