Borgholm
Borgholm is a town on the Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland, in the county of Kalmar. It is the seat of Borgholm Municipality.
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| Coordinates: 56°52′45″N 16°39′21″E / 56.87917°N 16.65583°ECoordinates: 56°52′45″N 16°39′21″E / 56.87917°N 16.65583°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Öland |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Municipality | Borgholm Municipality |
| Founded | 1816 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,071 |
| • Density | 1,201/km2 (3,110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 387 xx |
| Website | Official website |
Becoming a town in 1816, Borgholm was the seat of Öland County between the years of 1819 and 1826.
Borgholm Media
Borgholm Castle in 1691, in Suecia antiqua et hodierna
Part of the ruins of today
Borgholm, town hall-municipal building from 1942 - Stadtshuset
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in svenska). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Other websites
Media related to Borgholm at Wikimedia Commons
