Almedalen

Almedalen is a park within the Swedish town of Visby at the island of Gotland. It is well known in Sweden because the relevant website of the once a year Almedalen Week. In medieval times the place, just outdoor the town partitions, become the city harbour. Due to the put up-glacial rebound, the port over time grew too shallow and a brand new one had to be constructed in addition away from the metropolis, where the ocean is deeper. In the 19th century the place went by the name Gamle Hamn .

When the location turned into planted with elms within the 1870s, the name Almedalen changed into coined. In Sweden, the call Almedalen is generally associated with the Almedalen Week, an annual event in Visby, which is an critical meeting area for each person worried in Swedish politics. During the week, which takes vicinity at some stage in the twenty seventh week of every yr, representatives from the important political parties in Sweden take turns giving speeches inside the park. The county library of Gotland, the convention centre Visby Strand, and Campus Gotland are located subsequent to the park.