Brömsebro

Brömsebro
Brömsebro
Coordinates: 56°18′N 16°00′E / 56.300°N 16.000°E / 56.300; 16.000Coordinates: 56°18′N 16°00′E / 56.300°N 16.000°E / 56.300; 16.000
Country Sweden
Province Blekinge and
Småland
County Blekinge County
and Kalmar County
Municipality Karlskrona Municipality
and Torsås Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 213
 • Density 322/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Brömsebro is a bimunicipal village situated in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County and Torsås Municipality, Kalmar County in south-east Sweden with 213 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

Two Dano-Swedish treaties were signed in Brömsebro: the First Treaty of Brömsebro (1541), which was a Dano-Swedish alliance against the Hanseatic League, and the Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645) ending the Torstenson War. The village was at that time situated on the border between Sweden and Denmark. It was also the venue of other diplomatic meetings and negotiations between Denmark and Sweden (see painting).

1541 meeting between Christian III of Denmark and Gustav I of Sweden at Brömsebro (watercolor reproduction of a lost painting made during the Swedish King's reign.)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 21 April 2009.

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