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Borghamn Destination Guide

Touring Borghamn in Sweden

Borghamn in the region of Östergötland with its 227 citizens is located in Sweden - some 137 mi or ( 221 km ) South-West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Borghamn

Time in Borghamn is now 11:27 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Valla, Stockholm, Skövde, and Rok. Being here already, consider visiting Copenhagen . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Borghamn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Roadtrip Suède : Göteborg-Stockholm

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Göteborg-Stockholm Roadtrip Supermotard France-Suède 2011 Thor_du, Sbimy, Priappe, Captain Clegg BMW 650Xmoto, KTM 660 SMC, KTM 690 SMC, Yamaha 660 XTX Musique : Deadmau5 - Some Kind of Blue Prodigy - ..

our last summer in north Italy : Endine lake's

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HAVSÖRN-010.mpg

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Havsörn en dimmig påskdag 2010. ..

Presentation fåglar och djur-En tur runt Ombergsbygden-året 07-09

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En tur runt Ombergsbygden-året 07-09 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Vättern

Vättern is the second largest lake (by surface area) in Sweden, after Lake Vänern and the sixth largest lake in Europe. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden to the southeast of Vänern pointing at the tip of Scandinavia.

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Located at 58.40 14.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Götaland, Lakes of Sweden, Motala ström basin, Requests for audio pronunciation (Swedish)

Tåkern

Lake Tåkern is a lake in Östergötland County, Sweden. It is considered one of northern Europe's foremost bird lakes. It is 12 km (7.5 mi) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide, with an average depth only 0.8 metres (2.6 ft). The lake lies around 20 km (12.4 mi) west of Mjölby, bordering in the west to Omberg. The whole lake, with the surrounding beaches, has been a nature reserve since 1975. From April to the end of July, it is not open to the public, except for visiting areas and walking routes.

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Located at 58.35 14.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Geography of Östergötland County, Lakes of Sweden, Nature reserves in Sweden, Ramsar sites in Sweden, Visitor attractions in Östergötland County

Alvastra

Alvastra is a small village in Ödeshög Municipality in eastern Sweden. It is known for being the seat of the Cistercian Alvastra Abbey in the Middle Ages. After the Swedish Lutheran reformation in the 1530s, the monastery was demolished, never to be rebuilt. The Alvastra monastery ruin is today well preserved and popular place to visit.

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Located at 58.29 14.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Östergötland County

Alvastra pile-dwelling

The Alvastra pile-dwelling is a pile dwelling (also called a stilt house) from ca 3000 BC in Ödeshög Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden. Southern Scandinavia has many types of cult centres, but the Alvastra pile dwelling is unique in Northern Europe and is the only of its kind outside of the Alpine Pile Dweller culture. It was the seasonal social and religious centre of a tribe that left objects from the Funnelbeaker culture, but pottery from the Pitted Ware culture, in the dwelling.

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Located at 58.28 14.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 30th-century BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Sweden, Buildings and structures in Östergötland County, Nordic Stone Age, Scandinavian archaeology

Rök Runestone

The Rök Runestone is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone. It can now be seen by the church in Rök (between Mjölby and Ödeshög, close to the E4 and Lake Vättern and Tåkern), Östergötland, Sweden. It is considered the first piece of written Swedish literature and thus it marks the beginning of the history of Swedish literature.

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Located at 58.29 14.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Medieval literature, Nordic folklore, Norse mythology, Old Norse poetry, Runestones in Östergötland