Vikbolandet (Sweden)

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Name (Latin)
Vikbolandet (Sweden)
Coordinates
16.6702778 16.6702778 58.5325 58.5325 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Peninsulas Sweden
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2524152
Library of congress: sh 87001389
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Helmfrid, B. Historiska nyheter fran Vikbolandet, 1646-1653, 1985.
  • BGN list of names.
  • Svensk ortförteckning.

Wikipedia description:

Vikbolandet is a large peninsula east of Norrköping city in Östergötland, Sweden. The area is limited by Bråviken to the north, Slätbaken to the south and the Baltic Sea to the east. The biggest population center is Östra Husby with a population of 868, followed by Ljunga (pop 751) and Arkösund (pop 172) (pop figures as of 2015) on the Baltic Sea coast at the far east of the peninsula. The areas to the west (towards Norrköping city) is mostly flat farmland while the areas to the east is mostly wooded with intermixed farmland. Ferries run across Bråviken north to Kolmården and south across Slätbaken. According to the 2006 census, the whole area had a population of 6,751.

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