Katthammarsvik () is a harbour settlement in

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'' on the island of

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, Sweden.
As of 2005, it was in statistical terms defined as a '' småort'' (small locality) and has formerly, very briefly, held the status of a '' tätort'' (locality). The

BCS East-West Interlink The BCS East-West Interlink is a submarine data communication cable that runs through the Baltic Sea, owned by Arelion. It connects Sventoji in Lithuania to Katthammarsvik on the east coast of the Swedish island of Gotland. The long cable was ...

undersea cable carrying internet traffic comes ashore at Katthammarsvik.

History

Katthammarsvik had a

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

industry consisting of several

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that flourished after Gotland came under Swedish rule in 1645. Burnt lime, limestone and wood products were shipped from the harbour at Katthammarsvik. Katthamra Manor (''Katthamra gård'') not far from the harbor, is of

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origin but flourished and was expanded during the time of the limestone industry in the 18th and 19th century. With 196 inhabitants, Katthammarsvik was defined as a ''småort'' (small locality) in 1990. After a rise in population to 220 in 1995,

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redefined it as a locality. In 2000, the population was down to 182 people and it was again defined as a small locality In 2005, the population had sunk to 176.

References

External links

Katthamra Gård Official site
Populated places in Gotland County Port cities and towns of the Baltic Sea {{Gotland-geo-stub