Oknö

Oknö is an island outside , , and the name of the only town located on the . The "Sleeping Beauty of Oknö" Karolina Olsson was born and lived on the island.
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  • Type: Locality with 337 residents
  • Description: settlement in Mönsterås Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: Stora Oknoe

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Timmernabben and Mönsterås.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 1,476 inhabitants in 2022. Nowadays it is mainly a commuter village on the Baltic coast with hardly any own industry or service. is situated 6 km southwest of Oknö.

Town
is a locality and the seat of , , , with 6,352 inhabitants in 2012. is associated with the Swedish poet Carl Boberg, particularly his 1885 writing of the lyrics for the eminent hymn "O Store Gud". is situated 6 km northwest of Oknö.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 803 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 9 km southwest of Oknö.

Oknö

Latitude
57° north
Longitude
16.51667° or 16° 31′ east
Population
337
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9F9R2G28+2M
Geo­Names ID
2672703
Wiki­data ID
Q2017367
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Oknö” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Oknö
  • Danish: Oknö
  • Dutch: Okno
  • Dutch: Oknö
  • Finnish: Oknö
  • French: Oknö
  • German: Oknö
  • Irish: Oknö
  • Italian: Oknö
  • Ladin: Oknö
  • Low German: Oknö
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Oknö
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Oknö
  • Norwegian: Stora Oknö
  • Norwegian: Stora Oknø
  • Polish: Oknö
  • Russian: Окнё
  • Swedish: Oknö
  • Swedish: T2354

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