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Coordinates: 57°54′10″N15°12′27″E / 57.902778°N 15.2075°E Coordinates: 57°54′10″N15°12′27″E / 57.902778°N 15.2075°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Östergötland |
Municipality | Ydre |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Asby is a village in Ydre Municipality, Östergötland County. It lies in the traditional province of Östergötland near the arm of the Lake Sommen called Asbyfjärden. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality is first attested in 1336 as Aasby, in reference to the drumlin-like ridge (Swedish : ås) the locality is built on. [1]
Österbymo is a locality and the seat of Ydre Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 834 inhabitants in 2010. It is the smallest municipal seat in Sweden.
Ultuna is a locality in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2017. Located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of central Uppsala, it hosts the headquarters and main campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
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John of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland was a Swedish royal dynast. He was titular Duke of Finland 1590–1606 and reigning Duke of Östergötland 1606–18.
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Rydsnäs is a locality situated in Ydre Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 277 inhabitants in 2010.
Södra Vi is a locality situated in Vimmerby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,182 inhabitants in 2010. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality loosely mean "southern place of worship". Tens of kilimeters to the northwest lies Norra Vi.
Ydrefors is a village in Sweden on the border between Småland and Östergötland located at the southern tip of the lake Brosjön. There, in Stångån, meet even municipalities Kinda, Vimmerby and Ydre and the Rural Municipalities of Tidersrum, Södra Vi and Svinhult.
Fardhem is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Fardhem District, established on 1 January 2016. The area is rural with farms, tourism and small companies as the main sources of income. It is home to football club Fardhem IF.
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Svinhult is a village in Ydre in the South Swedish highlands near the border between Småland and Östergötland. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality means "place of wildboards", while local scholar Robert Norrby traces it to "svidhja" meaning slash-and-burn which as a common agricultural practice in the past. Compared to other places of Ydre, Svinhult is more inhospitable. The vegetation around Svinhult is made up by pines and spruces while broad-leaf forests patches are few.
Norra Vi is a village at the end of the southeastern arm of Lake Sommen in South Swedish highlands. Administratively it belongs to Ydre Municipality and Östergötland County. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality loosely mean "northern place of worship". Tens of kilometers to the southeast lies Södra Vi.
Sund is a hamlet in Ydre Municipality in the in South Swedish highlands. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality means "narrow" referring to its position at the bottleneck position between Norra Sundsjön and Södra Sundsjön.
Torpa is a village in Ydre Municipality, Östergötland County. It lies in the traditional province of Östergötland along the shores of Lake Sommen the in South Swedish highlands. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality is first attested in 1281 as Thorpum, possibly in reference as "new settlement".
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.
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