 In 1936, the socken was incorporated within the newly formed Visby stad (Visby city), the only locality with historical city status on Gotland.Visby socken comprises the same area as the administrative Visby District, established on 1January 2016. , Visby Cathedral, Visborg Church and Terra Nova Church in Visby belong to Visby Cathedral parish ("Visby Domkyrkoförsamling").Visby is also the only municipality seat of Sweden that is accessible from the mainland only by boat and air traffic.