Country Sweden Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 251 ha Population 1,500 (31 Dec 2014) Province Gotland | County Gotland County Website www.slite.nu Local time Friday 7:22 AM Municipality Gotland Municipality | |
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Slite is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, on the island of Gotland, Sweden with 1,500 inhabitants in 2014. For a long time Slite was an important place for trade and business; nowadays tourism is an important source of income but also industry with stone and gravel, producing concrete from raw material of limestone from nearby quarries. The landscape outside Slite is dominated by the Cementa AB limestone quarry.
Map of 624 49 Slite, Sweden
In 1902–1953, Slite was connected to Roma by the 33 km (21 mi) Slite-Roma railway.
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Slite Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA