Skirsjön
Skirsjön is a lake in Gårdsby socken, Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County. Skirsjön is situated nearby to the locality Stora Mörtevik, as well as near the neighborhood Långarör.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Växjö Municipality, Sweden
- Also known as: “Skirsjon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kronoberg Castle Ruins and Ancient Stronghold of Gripeberg.
Kronoberg Castle Ruins
Islet
Photo: LC-de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Kronoberg Castle is a medieval ruined castle located on an island in Helgasjön, 5 kilometres north of Växjö in Kronoberg County, which is named after the castle.
Ancient Stronghold of Gripeberg
Archaeological site
Photo: Kulturparken Småland AB, CC BY 1.0.
Ancient Stronghold of Gripeberg is an archaeological site.
Sankt Sigfrids kapell, Växjö
Church
Photo: Bernt Fransson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sankt Sigfrids kapell, Växjö is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Växjö and Rottne.
Växjö
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Växjö is the largest city in Kronobergs län in the region Småland in Sweden. In April 2013 Växjö's Smålandsposten reported a municipal population of 84,800 inhabitants.
Rottne
Village
Photo: Leffe00, Public domain.
Rottne is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 2,354 inhabitants in 2010. The forestry company Rottne Industri has its headquarters and a production facility in the town. Rottne is situated 10 km north of Skirsjön.
Skirsjön
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gårdsby socken, Gårdsby, Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.93801° or 56° 56′ 17″ northLongitude
14.85561° or 14° 51′ 20″ eastElevation
165 metres (541 feet)Open location code
9F8PWVQ4+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 288705601OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2677558Wikidata ID
Q18134916
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Skirsjön” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skirsjön (lanaw sa Suwesya, Kronoberg, Växjö Kommun)”
- Cebuano: “Skirsjön”
- French: “Skirsjön”
- Norwegian: “Skirsjön”
- Norwegian: “Skirsjøn”
- Swedish: “Skirsjön”
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Localities in the Area
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