Borgholm Municipality
Borgholm Municipality
Borgholms kommun | |
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Borgholm Castle | |
| Coordinates: 56°53′N 16°39′E / 56.883°N 16.650°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Seat | Borgholm |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,654.83 km2 (1,411.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 678.65 km2 (262.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,976.18 km2 (1,149.11 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 10,666 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Öland |
| Municipal code | 0885 |
| Website | www.borgholm.se |
Borgholm Municipality (Swedish: Borgholms kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, constituting the northern half of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. The municipal seat is located in the city of Borgholm.
Notable historic sites in this municipality are Borgholm Castle and Halltorps Estate.
The local government reform in the 1970s saw the creation of two municipalities on the island of Öland. Borgholm Municipality is the northern of the two and consists of sixteen original (pre-1952) entities. The southern half of the island is made up of Mörbylånga Municipality.
It is the birthplace of John Eke, A long distance runner who competed in the 1912 Olympics, He later competed for the Irish American Athletic Club in NYC