This is a map of the old border forests between Swedes and Geats. Kolmården is the red region, the green area is Tylöskog and the blue is Tiveden

Kolmården is a large forest that separates the Swedish provinces of Sudermannia and Ostrogothia, two of the country's main agricultural areas, from each other. In early medieval times it was seen as a major obstacle in land travel between the regions, and so the Baltic Sea was largely used instead. my own map, based on User:Dbachmanns blank map. ... my own map, based on User:Dbachmanns blank map. ... Geats (Gautar Old Norse or Götar in Swedish) is the Old English spelling of the name of a Scandinavian people living in Götaland, land of the Geats, currently within the borders of modern Sweden. ... This is a map of the old border forests between Swedes and Geats. ... Tiveden is a Swedish forest famous for its scenery and notorious throughout history for its wilderness and dangers. ... A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, an area set aside for hunting). ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivision of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by counties in a reform, led by Axel Oxenstierna, that still remains in force in Sweden proper. ... Sudermannia or Södermanland, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ...

In the Icelandic text Sögubrot af Nokkrum, Kolmården between Svealand and Ostrogothia is described as the border between Sweden and Ostrogothia (..Kolmerkr, er skilr Svíþjóð ok Eystra-Gautland...). Sögubrot af Nokkrum is an Icelandic text dealing with the Swedish and Danish kings of old. ...

Today the forest is traversed by the Norrköping–Nyköping railway, the Norrköping–Katrineholm railway, and the E4 highway, all connecting southern Sweden with Stockholm and the Mälaren region. Along the former there is also a Kolmården railway station, at the village of Krokek by Bråviken. Drottninggatan, A street in Norrköping Norrköping [ˈˈnɔrʃøːpɪŋ] (population 123 971), is a City and is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ... Nyköping is a Municipality in Södermanland County, in central Sweden. ... Drottninggatan, A street in Norrköping Norrköping [ˈˈnɔrʃøːpɪŋ] (population 123 971), is a City and is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ... Katrineholm is a Municipality in Södermanland County, in central Sweden. ... European route E4 passes through Finland, Sweden and Denmark. ... Mitchell Freeway in Perth, Western Australia For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... The Stockholm City Hall Stockholm  listen is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ... Mälaren at dusk Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden, after lakes Vänern and Vättern. ...

In 1965, the Kolmården Zoo (Kolmårdens Djurpark) opened close to this railway station. Being a well-visited zoo overall, the main attraction is the first Dolphinarium in Scandinavia, opened 1969, with a popular daily show (also giving name to the nearby basketball team Norrköping Dolphins). Since 1998 there is also Bamses Värld, an attraction devoted to cartoon character Bamse. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Dolphinarium is a great aquarium for dolphins. ... Scandinavia, Fennoscandia, and the Kola Peninsula. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Bamse – Världens starkaste och snällaste björn (The worlds strongest and nicest bear) is a Swedish cartoon character created by Rune Andréasson. ...

See also

• Tiveden
• Tylöskog

Tiveden is a Swedish forest famous for its scenery and notorious throughout history for its wilderness and dangers. ... This is a map of the old border forests between Swedes and Geats. ...

External links

• Kolmården Zoo (http://www.kolmarden.com/templates/otherlanguage.aspx?page_id=293) - Official site