Sweden
Kalmar County
Västervik Municipality

Björnsholm

Björnsholm is a village in , and has about 98 residents. Björnsholm is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Village with 98 residents
  • Description: settlement in Västervik Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Bjornsholm”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lofta Church.

Church
Photo: Djungel-kungen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gamleby and Edsbruk.

Village
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is the second largest locality situated in , , with 2,775 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated about 20 km north-west of , in the area known as . is situated 6 km south of Björnsholm.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 300 inhabitants in 2010. The community was originally named Ed. In 1670 Abraham Parment established an ironworks there, Eds Bruk, which employed a large number of the inhabitants. is situated 8 km north of Björnsholm.

Björnsholm

Latitude
57.952° or 57° 57′ 7″ north
Longitude
16.43976° or 16° 26′ 23″ east
Population
98
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
9F9RXC2Q+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 455216697
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2721735
Wiki­data ID
Q2759533
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Björnsholm” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Björnsholm”
  • Danish: “Björnsholm”
  • Dutch: “Björnsholm”
  • French: “Björnsholm”
  • German: “Björnsholm”
  • Low German: “Björnsholm”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Björnsholm”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Björnsholm”
  • Norwegian: “Björnsholm”
  • Norwegian: “Bjørnsholm”
  • Swedish: “Björnsholm, Västerviks kommun”
  • Swedish: “Björnsholm”

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Notable Places Nearby

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