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Lofta
Lofta is a small village on the island of ﾃ僕and, Sweden. It belongs to the municipality of Borgholm Municipality, Borgholm, in Kalmar County. Populated places in Borgholm Municipality {{Kalmar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ僕and
ﾃ僕and (, ; ; sometimes written ''Oland'' internationally) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. ﾃ僕and has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Smﾃ･land. The island has over 26,000 inhabitants. It is separated from the mainland by the Kalmar Strait and connected to it by the ﾃ僕and Bridge, which opened on 30 September 1972. The county seat Kalmar is on the mainland at the other end of the bridge and is an important commercial centre related to the ﾃ僕and economy. The island's two municipalities are Borgholm and Mﾃｶrbylﾃ･nga named after their municipal seats. Much of the island is farmland, with fertile plains aided by the mild and sunny weather during summer. ﾃ僕and does not have separate political representation at the national level, and is fully integrated into Sweden as part of Kalmar County. Administration The traditional provinces of Sweden no longer serve administrative or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgholm Municipality
Borgholm Municipality () is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, constituting the northern half of the island of ﾃ僕and in the Baltic Sea. The municipal seat is located in the city of Borgholm. Notable historic sites in this municipality are Borgholm Castle and Halltorps Estate. The local government reform in the 1970s saw the creation of two municipalities on the island of ﾃ僕and. Borgholm Municipality is the northern of the two and consists of sixteen original (pre-1952) entities. The southern half of the island is made up of Mﾃｶrbylﾃ･nga Municipality. It is the birthplace of John Eke, A long distance runner who competed in the 1912 Olympics, He later competed for the Irish American Athletic Club in NYC Localities There are 5 urban areas (also called Tﾃ､tort or localities) in Borgholm Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters. Sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalmar County
Kalmar County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''lﾃ､n'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Jﾃｶnkﾃｶping County, Jﾃｶnkﾃｶping, Blekinge County, Blekinge and ﾃ穆tergﾃｶtland County, ﾃ穆tergﾃｶtland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland County, Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Geographically Kalmar County covers the eastern part in the Smﾃ･land province, and the entire island of ﾃ僕and. Culture Much of ﾃ僕and's present day landscape known as the Stora Alvaret has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This southern part of ﾃ僕and is known for a large number of rare species; early Paleolithic settlement at Alby, ﾃ僕and, Alby; other prehistoric remains such as the Gettlinge Gravefield and Eketorp Fortress; and the Ottenby Nature Preserve. Administration Kalmar County was integrated with Kronoberg County until 1672. Blekinge County, Blekinge was a part of Kalmar County between 1680 and 168 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
