Location of Borgholm in Sweden

Borgholm is a city in south-eastern Sweden, located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. It has about 3,500 inhabitants and is the seat of Borgholm Municipality. Image File history File links Borgholm. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (328x714, 19 KB) Location of Borgholm on Öland Island in Sweden. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (328x714, 19 KB) Location of Borgholm on Öland Island in Sweden. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Map of the Baltic Sea. ... Categories: Sweden-related stubs | Municipalities of Sweden | Municipalities of Kalmar County | Öland ...

Borgholm is one of Sweden's historical towns with city status (stad). The town is best known for its once magnificent fortress, now magnificent ruins.

Geography

Towns on Öland

The town is situated some 20 kilometres north of the Öland bridge that connects the island with the city of Kalmar. Image File history File links Öland_from_CIA_World_Factbook. ... Image File history File links Öland_from_CIA_World_Factbook. ... Öland bridge (Swedish: Ölandsbron) is a bridge connecting Kalmar on mainland Sweden with Färjestaden (Ferry Town) on the island Öland to its east. ... Kalmar is a city in SmÃ¥land in south east Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. ...

Öland, as a whole, has a characteristic geography. Unlike the mainland of Småland, is has few forests. Instead, it has a lot of areas suitable for agriculture. A rather flat terrain with meadows and plains give it a unique fauna. Several locations have been marked as nature reserves. Blå Jungfrun, a Småland island just to the west of Öland, is also a national park. Fauna is a collective term for animal life. ... A nature reserve is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ... BlÃ¥ Jungfrun, or BlÃ¥kulla, is a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. ... is a historical province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales A national park is a reserve of land, usually owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...

History

Borgholm is the main town of Öland, but remains one of the smallest cities in Sweden. The town received its charter in 1816 and emerged as a spa-town in the shadow of the ruins of the once mighty Borgholm Castle, which burned down in 1806. So important and magnificent was this castle, that it has become the city arms, and the ruins are the best known attraction in the municipality, perhaps of Öland. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Alternate use, see charter airline, yacht charter, bare-boat charter or Charter Communications. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Drawing of Borgholm Castle from 1634 The Ruin Borgholm Castle in Borgholm, Sweden, is today only a ruin of the fortress that was build here in the late 10th Century. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The town serves as centre of northern Öland, and remains one of the most popular summer towns in Sweden. Despite its small size, the centre somewhat retains a feeling of urbanness, with a grid-net of streets and many shops, restaurants and hotels. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Borgholms Castle has its modern counterpart outside Borgholm. The Swedish Royal Family has its official summer residence at Solliden a couple of kilometres outside centre. The Crown Princess Victoria's birthday is annually celebrated on July 14th at the Borgholm Sports Field. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée Bernadotte), born July 14, 1977, Duchess of Västergötland, is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...

Gallery

Borgholm Castle in 1691, in Suecia antiqua et hodierna.

Part of the ruins of today

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2540x1610, 1219 KB) The w:Borgholm Castle in 1691 facing west Engraving made 1690-1710 Scanned by me from Erik Dahlberg, Svecia Antiqua et Hodierna, facsimile, 1983 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2540x1610, 1219 KB) The w:Borgholm Castle in 1691 facing west Engraving made 1690-1710 Scanned by me from Erik Dahlberg, Svecia Antiqua et Hodierna, facsimile, 1983 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages... The title page Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, or Ancient and Modern Sweden, is the title of a large work of engravings, collected by Erik Dahlberg in the middle of the 17th century. ... Image File history File links Borgholms_slott_Öland_Sweden_2001. ... Image File history File links Borgholms_slott_Öland_Sweden_2001. ...

Environmental elements

There are small reaches of the alvaret geological formation in the environs of Borgholm, which level exposures of limestone host a variety of rare species of butterflies and wildflowers, some of which are endemic to Oland. Sound levels are relatively high in Borgholm compared to other parts of the island. For example, in the centrum area, typical sound levels are in the range of 58 to 62 dBA in the daytime compared to levels of 45 to 49 in other parts of Oland (Environmental Baseline Study for Oland, Sweden Lumina Technologies, prepared for the province of Oland, Borgholm, July, 2004) Rare species is an organism which is very uncommon or scarce. ... DBA has several meanings: database administrator (or analyst) De Bellis Antiquitatis, a tabletop wargame. ...

See also

• Borgholm Castle
• Öland County

Drawing of Borgholm Castle from 1634 The Ruin Borgholm Castle in Borgholm, Sweden, is today only a ruin of the fortress that was build here in the late 10th Century. ... Öland County, or Ölands län, was a County of Sweden, between 1819 and 1826. ...

External links

• Borgholm - Official site

Borgholm is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.

Coordinates: 56°53′N 16°39′E Image File history File links Mural_crown_on_Swedish_city_arms. ... Historically, the city status in Sweden, or stad, was granted through a Royal Charter. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...