Björnholmen
Björnholmen is an islet in Stockholm County, Svealand. Björnholmen is situated nearby to the locality Vega, as well as near the village Rindö.- Type: Islet
- Description: island situated in Vaxholm Municipality and the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden
- Also known as: “Bjornholmen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oskar-Fredriksborg Fortress and Skarpö.
Skarpö
Island
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 3.0.
Skarpö is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. It is situated in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm County. The southern and western half of the island comprises the Skarpö urban area. Skarpö is situated 3½ km northwest of Björnholmen.
Kalvhuvudet
Islet
Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalvhuvudet is an islet, which is situated 3 km west of Björnholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norra Lagnö and Lillsved.
Norra Lagnö
Village
Photo: Larske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norra Lagnö is a locality situated on a peninsular on the northern shore of the island of Värmdö in Sweden's Stockholm archipelago. From an administrative perspective, it is located in Värmdö Municipality and Stockholm County and has 332 inhabitants as of 2010. Norra Lagnö is situated 4 km south of Björnholmen.
Lillsved
Hamlet
Photo: Nordelch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lillsved is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Björnholmen.
Vaxholm
Town
Photo: Szilas, Public domain.
The Stockholm archipelago, Stockholms skärgård or skärgården, is a group of thousands of islands in the Svealand region, extending east of Stockholm in the Baltic Sea. Vaxholm is situated 5 km west of Björnholmen.
Björnholmen
- Categories: island, forest, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.38745° or 59° 23′ 15″ northLongitude
18.42166° or 18° 25′ 18″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
9FFW9CPC+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 23038745OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Björnholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Björnholmen”
- Norwegian: “Björnholmen”
- Norwegian: “Bjørnholmen”
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Localities in the Area
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