Borgholm (municipality)

Borgholm municipality
coat of arms Location in Kalmar Lan
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Kalmar Lan
Historical Province (landskap):	Öland
Main place:	Borgholm
SCB code:	0885
Residents :	10,839 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	681.4 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	15.9 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.borgholm.se
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Coordinates: 56 ° 53 ′  N , 16 ° 39 ′  E Borgholm is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Kalmar Lan and in the north of the historic province of Öland . The main town of the municipality is Borgholm .

geography

Böda Bay

Byrums raukar

The municipality of Borgholm covers the entire northern part of the island. The municipality borders the Baltic Sea to the north and east and Kalmar Strait to the west . In the far north is the Grankullaviken bay , to the east of it the Böda bay , known for its long sandy beach . The east coast is characterized by many small bays such as Melösaviken . On the east coast are Gaxa and Sikavarp, two desolate ports that were important in earlier centuries.

With Amunds mosse , Djurstad träsk , Dyestads mosse , Gillsby mossar , Knisa mosse , Norra mossen , Petgärdeträsk and Vanserums mossar , the municipality has various wetlands. Many swamps such as Skedemosse were drained in the past. In the north of the municipality is the Hornsviken , the only real lake in Öland.

Special features are the rocky stone area Byrums raukar , located on the coast of Kalmarsund , and the scree banks Neptuni åkrar, north of Byxelkrok .

With the Mittlandsskogen in the south of the municipality, extensive forest areas in the Ökopark Böda ( Trollskogen , Bödakusten östra ) in the north and areas on the west coast ( Halltorps hage ), the municipality of Borgholm has larger forests.

Directly to the east of the road 136 between Borgholm and Köpingsvik is the striking rock formation Köpings klint , at the foot of which the Sankt Elof spring rises.

A railway line that existed in the 20th century was discontinued. Only in the northernmost part of the island is there a small railway line called Böda Skogsjärnväg .

places

Borgholm pedestrian zone

Noah's Ark on Karum's Alvar

The following places are localities ( tatorter ):

• Björkviken
• Borgholm
• Köpingsvik
• Löttorp
• Rälla

In addition, several exist Småorte as Byxelkrok , Gärdslösa , Långlöt , Sandvik and Störlinge , as well as various villages with fewer than 50 residents as Äleklinta , Alvedsjöbodar , Egby , Folkeslunda , Föra , Himmelsberga , Hörninge , Högby , Jordhamn , Kårehamn , Lerkaka , Ramsättra , Rönnerum , Skedemosse , Strandtorp and Torp .

Prehistoric sites

A large number of finds testify to the early settlement of Öland in prehistoric times, such as the tombs at Karums Alvar , Blå rör , the ship's setting at Borgholm and the Röse at Ramsättra , the cemetery at Byxelkrok , Folkeslunda , Ramsättra , Strandtorp and the burial ground on the Köpings clink .

Old castles such as Ismantorp and rune stones such as Bjarbystein , Höga flisa and Tingsflisan are also reminiscent of the long history of the island's settlement.

Buildings

Lerkaka Mills

Borgholm castle ruins, built to protect the port of Borgholm.

In the municipality are the royal summer residence of Solliden Castle and the ruins of Borgholm Castle , which burned down in the 19th century. Near the castle ruins there is the 19th-century hunting stone . The church of Gärdslösa and the former church of Källa ödekyrka are of cultural and historical significance . There are other churches in Alböke , Borgholm , Egby , Högby , Köpingsvik and Långlöt , among others . The St. Birgitta Chapel on Kapelludden is only preserved as a ruin .

The Öland Museum Himmelsberga for art and cultural history presents the cultural history of the rural Öland. With the town museum Borgholm , the main town of the municipality has its own museum.

Typical for Öland are the many windmills, such as the Lerkaka and Störlinge mills . In addition to these post mills, the Sandviks Kvarn and Strandtorp mills were also preserved. The Jordhamn scrubbing mill , which was built for processing limestone, is a specialty . In addition to processing limestone, the manufacture of linen was also an important line of business. The Linbasta flax kiln from Lerkaka has been preserved .

Lighthouses such as Långe Erik on Stora Grundet on the northern tip of the island and Kapelluddens fyr also shape the image of the municipality.

The remains of the old Jaktmuren hunting wall can be found in Trollskogen in the north of the municipality. Another special feature is the Mittmille stone , a road component , the Bjärby rune stone and the medieval stone cross Rynings kors .

Web links

Commons : Borgholm Municipality  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (Swedish, English and German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)