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.