Sandvik (Öland)

Sandvik
Sandvik
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Kalmar Lan
Historical Province (landskap):	Öland
Municipality  :	Borgholm
Coordinates :	57 ° 4 '  N , 16 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 4 '  N , 16 ° 51'  E
SCB code :	S2253
Status:	Småort
Residents :	50 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	0.43 km²
Population density :	116 inhabitants / km²

Sandvik is a village ( småort ) on the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea . The place belongs to the municipality of Borgholm and is located directly on Kalmarsund , on the west coast of the island.

View from Kalmarsund to Sandvik

Sandvik has a harbor which is also used as a fishing port and is the traditional center of Öland stonemasons . Limestone is mined north of the village . Another line of business is tourism. There are restaurants and retail outlets in Sandvik.

The town's landmark, visible from afar, is the Dutch windmill Sandviks Kvarn , which stands high above the harbor, and is the largest windmill in Northern Europe. South of Sandvik is the Knisa mosse bog, which has been declared a nature reserve . There is a small airfield to the east of the village.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)