Verkö
Verkö is an island in Lösen socken, Lyckå, Blekinge. Verkö is situated nearby to the locality Riddardalen, as well as near the hamlet Högbo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Marinmuseum and Karlskrona Naval Base.
Marinmuseum
Museum
Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marinmuseum is a maritime museum located on Stumholmen island, in Karlskrona. It is Sweden's national naval museum, dedicated to the Swedish naval defense and preservation of the country's naval history.
Karlskrona Naval Base
Naval base
Photo: Nordelch, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Karlskrona Naval Base is the largest naval base of the Swedish Navy. Located in Blekinge in southern Sweden, the base has close ties with the city of Karlskrona.
Stumholmen
Islet
Photo: Marinmuseum, CC BY 2.0.
Stumholmen is a small island to the east of Trossö in Karlskrona, Sweden. It is connected to the center of Karlskrona by the Bastionsgatan bridge. Formerly the property of the Navy, today it houses the National Naval Museum, one of Sweden's oldest founded in 1752, the Hyper Island educational complex, and several other historic buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyckeby and Karlskrona.
Lyckeby
Suburb
Photo: Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lyckeby is a village in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, in southeastern Sweden, near the mouth of the Lyckeby River. The town was originally known as Lyckå.
Karlskrona
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karlskrona, archaic spelling Carlskrona, is a city in Blekinge in southern Sweden. While the city has 37,000 inhabitants, around 60,000 live in the municipality, Karlskrona kommun.
Torsnäs
Hamlet
Torsnäs is a village in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, southeastern Sweden. According to the 2005 census it had a population of 72 people.
Verkö
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Verko” and “Verkön”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Lösen socken, Lyckå, Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.16964° or 56° 10′ 11″ northLongitude
15.64285° or 15° 38′ 34″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9F8Q5J9V+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 108315396OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2663335
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Verkö” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Verkö”
- Norwegian: “Verkø”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Verkö and Riddardalen.
Notable Places Nearby
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