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).