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ﾃ僕and
ﾃ僕and (, ; ; sometimes written ''Oland'' internationally) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. ﾃ僕and has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Smﾃ･land. The island has over 26,000 inhabitants. It is separated from the mainland by the Kalmar Strait and connected to it by the ﾃ僕and Bridge, which opened on 30 September 1972. The county seat Kalmar is on the mainland at the other end of the bridge and is an important commercial centre related to the ﾃ僕and economy. The island's two municipalities are Borgholm and Mﾃｶrbylﾃ･nga named after their municipal seats. Much of the island is farmland, with fertile plains aided by the mild and sunny weather during summer. ﾃ僕and does not have separate political representation at the national level, and is fully integrated into Sweden as part of Kalmar County. Administration The traditional provinces of Sweden no longer serve administrative or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
ﾃ僕and Bridge
The ﾃ僕and Bridge ( Swedish: ''ﾃ僕andsbron'') is a road bridge in Sweden that spans the Kalmar Strait, between Jutnabben in Kalmar on the mainland and Mﾃｶllstorp in Algutsrum parish near Fﾃ､rjestaden on ﾃ僕and in the Baltic Sea. It is a long beam bridge with a clear bridge width of . Maximum height , minimum height . The bridge is built of reinforced concrete in 155 spans, including the high bridge section in 6 spans of , and has a characteristic hump at its western end which was created to provide a vertical clearance of for shipping. The ﾃ僕and Bridge is one of the longest in all of Europe (the longest one until completion of Vasco da Gama Bridge in 1998) and currently Sweden's longest bridge, if one only compares the bridge sections that are on Swedish territory (the ﾃ睦esund Bridge, which is longer, is partly built on Danish territory). A little to the south of the western end of the bridge a small wooden pedestrian and bicycle bridge, around in length and connecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
