Slite

Slite
Aerial view of Slite
Slite
Coordinates: 57°43′N 18°48′E / 57.717°N 18.800°E / 57.717; 18.800Coordinates: 57°43′N 18°48′E / 57.717°N 18.800°E / 57.717; 18.800
Country	Sweden
Province	Gotland
County	Gotland County
Municipality	Gotland Municipality
Area
• Total	2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2014)
• Total	1,500
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.slite.nu

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.

In 1902–1953, Slite was connected to Roma by the 33 km (21 mi) Slite-Roma railway.