Hornsjön, Öland

Name: Hornsjön
Address: Öland, Sweden

#17 among attractions in Öland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Hornsjön, also known as Hornsviken, is the largest lake on the island of Öland, Sweden. Located in Högby socken near Löttorp, it has a surface area of around two square kilometres and a maximum depth of four metres. ()

Local name: Hornssjön Area: 0.79 mi²Maximum depth: 13 ftElevation: -3 ft b.s.l.Coordinates: 57°11'38"N, 16°57'9"E

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Hornsjön – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Högby Lighthouse, Horns Kungsgård, Böda kronopark, Åkerbobadet.

4.8 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Högby Lighthouse, Öland
123 min walk • Högby Lighthouse is a Swedish lightstation. The lighthouse is built of iron and painted white. The design by architect Johan Höjer is unique to Sweden. The tower was exhibited at the Stockholm Exposition in 1897 before being located in Högby on a narrow peninsula.
0.9 miW
Park
Horns Kungsgård, Öland
23 min walk • Horns Kungsgård is a nature preserve in the northern part of Öland, Sweden. It was founded as a model farm by Gustav Vasa in the 1550s. It was incorporated in 1971 and expanded in 2001, and became one of the protected areas of the Natura 2000 network.
4.9 miN
Area
Böda kronopark, Löttorp
125 min walk • Böda kronopark is a Kronopark and currently an Ekopark on Öland, Sweden, north of the village of Böda. It has 6000 hectares of mainly coniferous forest and takes up most of the northern part of Öland, except for the northwestern tip. Its eastern boundary is the Baltic Sea, with a ten-kilometer long sandy beach.
2.7 miSE
57°9'59"N • 17°0'17"E
Åkerbobadet, Öland
70 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
3.2 miSE
Church
Högby Church, Öland
83 min walk • Högby Church is a Lutheran church on the Swedish island of Öland. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.
2.2 miN
National park
Byrum's raukar, Öland
56 min walk • Byrums raukar are a geological formation of a group of rauks on the western shore in the north of Öland, Sweden near the village of Byrum. The group consists of about 120 limestone stacks, rich in fossils, of up to 4 m high on a 600 m stretch of beach.