- Skirö
Skirö is a small village in
Vetlanda Municipality inSweden . It lies 25 km from the town ofVetlanda in the southeastern part ofJönköping County and has a population of about 300. Situated in a beautiful setting around Lake Skirö, it was dubbed "Smålands trädgård" ("The Garden ofSmåland ") byCarolus Linnaeus . There are a number of large mansions such asWallby and Stenberga not far from the village.It was the birthplace of botanist
Eric Ragnor Sventenius (1910-1973).From 1952-70 Skirö was part of Nye Municipality. Since 1971 it is in
Vetlanda Municipality . The village is about 12 km across and 7 km wide with a total area of ca 44hectare s.External links
* [http://www.skiro.nu Skirö homepage]
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