Skirö Explained

Official Name:Skirö
Pushpin Map:Sweden Jönköping#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vetlanda
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jönköping
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Småland
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:70
Population Density Km2:2.8
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Skirö (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈɧîːrœ/)[1] 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).[2] Situated in a beautiful setting around Lake Skirö, it was dubbed Swedish: Smålands trädgård ("The Garden of Småland") by Carolus Linnaeus. It was also the birthplace of botanist Eric Ragnar Sventenius (1910–1973).

From 1952 to 1970 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. There are some large mansions such as Wallby and Gölberga not far from the village.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 22.
  2. Web site: Småorter 2010. Statistics Sweden. Swedish. 2012. 1 April 2016.