Ljugarn is a scattered settlement (a kind of hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

), which is located at the East coast of the island of Gotland

Gotland

Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...

, which is part of Sweden

Sweden

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. The area lies south of Slite

Slite

Slite is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden with 1,598 inhabitants in 2005. 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...

and is regarded as popular quiet department as well as vacation village for tourists and vacationers. In the area of Ljugarn live app. 275 inhabitants. The 1.5 km long flat sandy beach is visited throughout the year.