Skirö

Skirö
Skirö Church in July 2011
Country Sweden
Province Småland
County Jönköping
Municipality Vetlanda
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 70
 • Density 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Coordinates: 59°08′N 16°40′E / 59.133°N 16.667°E / 59.133; 16.667 Skirö is a small village in Vetlanda Municipality in Sweden. It lies 25 km from the town of Vetlanda in the southeastern part of Jönköping County and has a population of about 70 (2010).[1] Situated in a beautiful setting around Lake Skirö, it was dubbed "Smålands trädgård" ("The Garden of Småland") by Carolus Linnaeus. There are some large mansions such as Wallby and Gölberga not far from the village.

It was the birthplace of botanist Eric Ragnar Sventenius (1910-1973).

From 1952-70 Skirö was part of Nye Municipality. Since 1971 it has been in Vetlanda Municipality. The village is about 12 km across and 7 km wide with a total area of ca 44 hectares.

References

  1. 1 2 "Småorter 2010" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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