Blåvik Explained

Official Name:Blåvik
Pushpin Map:Sweden Östergötland#Sweden
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Östergötland
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Boxholm
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:58.06°N 15.0622°W

Blåvik is a village in Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County. It lies in the traditional province of Östergötland at the northern shores of Lake Sommen. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality is first attested in 1307 as Blawijk, meaning not the ordinary blue color but "dark blue" and "dark". This is likely a reference to color of the lake embayment at place.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wahlberg . Mats . Svenskt ortnamnslexikon . 2003 . Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet . Uppsala . 91-7229-020-X . 38–39 . April 30, 2019 . Swedish . August 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180807001456/http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.5850f85e15732ead0b325e/1529494467246/Svenskt%20ortnamnslexikon.pdf . dead .