Vindö
island in Värmdö Municipality, Sweden
Vindö is a large, fairly densely populated island in Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, in the Stockholm archipelago, between Värmdö and Kanholmsfjärden. The island is cut into by several deep bays, and linked by isthmus to Djurö to the south and Skarpö to the east. Between Vindö-Djurö and Värmdölandet goes a fairway by Vindöström and Simpströmmen.
On the north Vindö are lake Vämlingen joined by the Baltic Sea by Oscar Canal, named after King Oscar II. The king liked to fish for perch in the lake at the time, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) operated in Sollenkroka Fladen (before they moved to Santahamina).
Carl Anton sings about Vindö in "Överbyvals," where the island's beauty during summer is praised.
References
This article is based on a Google translation of the corresponding article in the Swedish Wikipedia, accessed 14 Mar 2014.
“Vindö” enters the record as island in Värmdö Municipality, Sweden. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Vindö, island and Värmdö can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 10, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q10715730. Authority coordinates are 59.350, 18.683. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2014.
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