Verkö
Verkö is a suburb in Lösen socken, Lyckå, Blekinge. Verkö is situated nearby to the locality Riddardalen, as well as near the hamlet Högbo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Marinmuseum is situated 2½ km southwest of Verkö.
Karlskrona Naval Base
Naval base
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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. Karlskrona Naval Base is situated 3½ km southwest of Verkö.
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. Stumholmen is situated 3 km southwest of Verkö.
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. Lyckeby is situated 3 km north of Verkö.
Karlskrona
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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. Torsnäs is situated 4 km east of Verkö.
Verkö
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Verko”
- Category: locality
- Location: Lösen socken, Lyckå, Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.17113° or 56° 10′ 16″ northLongitude
15.63927° or 15° 38′ 21″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9F8Q5JCQ+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 274807651OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2663337
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In Other Languages
“Verkö” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Verkö”
- Norwegian: “Verkø”
Localities in the Area
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