Brömsebro Explained

Official Name:Brömsebro
Pushpin Map:Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Karlskrona Municipality
and Torsås Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Blekinge County
and Kalmar County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Blekinge and
Småland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.66
Population As Of:2005-12-31
Population Total:213
Population Density Km2:322
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:56.3°N 16°W

Brömsebro (in Swedish pronounced as /brœmsɛˈbruː/)[2] is a bimunicipal village situated in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County and Torsås Municipality, Kalmar County in south-eastern part of country Sweden with 213 inhabitants in 2005.

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).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 . . xls . Swedish . 21 April 2009.
  2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 6.