Borgholm Municipality

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Borgholm Municipality (Kommun)

Borgholm Municipality and Borgholm Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Borgholm
	56° 53′ N 16° 41′ E
	County	Kalmar County
	Province	Öland
	Area      Rank	680 km² 142nd of 290
	Population      Rank (2005)	11,133 x of 290
	Density	16.37/km²

Coordinates: 56° 53′ N 16° 41′ E

Borgholm Municipality is a Municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden, located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. Its seat is located in the town of Borgholm with 3500 inhabitants. Notable historic sites in this municipality are Borgholm Castle and Halltorps Estate.

Other towns (urban areas) include Köpingsvik and Björkviken.

[edit] Sister cities

Borgholm has four sister cities (aka twin towns):

• Rockford, Illinois USA
• Łeba Poland
• Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad
• Korsnäs , Finland

[edit] External links

• Borgholm - Official site

Kalmar County

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