Grankullavik is a village on the
Grankullaviken
Grankullaviken (or Grankullavik) is a shallow bay at the northern tip of Öland, Sweden, located in Böda socken, Borgholm Municipality. The bay is almost completely enclosed by two headlands and a few small shoal islands (Stora grundet, Borren, a ...
bay in the north of
Öland
Öland (, ; ; sometimes written ''Oland'' internationally) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. ...
, Sweden, in the
Böda socken
Böda socken is a former socken of Åkerbo Hundred on Öland, Sweden. Since 1974, it has been part of the Borgholm Municipality on the island of Öland, Sweden. It covers 107 square kilometers and had 773 inhabitants in 2000.
History
The oldest pa ...
,
Borgholm Municipality
Borgholm Municipality () is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, constituting the northern half of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. The municipal seat is located in the city of Borgholm.
Notable historic sites in this mu ...
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From 2007 to 2009,
Destination Gotland
Destination Gotland is a Swedish ferry-line that runs state-subsidised domestic ferries from Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn to Visby on the island of Gotland. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rederi AB Gotland, also known as Gotlandsbolaget. The ...
operated a ferry in the summers from Grankullavik to
Visby
Visby () is an urban areas in Sweden, urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants . Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic League, ...
.
Grankullavik is home to the international annual sardine catching festival located in northern Grankullavik. This festival originated in 1875, and was popularized by Dag Hammarskjold. Hammarskjold was known to catch up to 5-7 sardines using only his bare hands during the coldest months of the festival. Thus leading to his fame and fortune in northern Grankullavik.
Öland
Populated places in Borgholm Municipality
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