Horns Kungsgård, Öland

Name: Horns Kungsgård
Address: Öland, Sweden

#15 among attractions in Öland

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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. ()

Established: 1979 (45 years ago)Elevation: 36 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 57°11'34"N, 16°55'45"E

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Horns Kungsgård – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Högby Lighthouse, Böda kronopark, Hornsjön, Blå Jungfrun.

5.5 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Högby Lighthouse, Öland
139 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.
5.3 miNE
Area
Böda kronopark, Löttorp
137 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.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hornsjön, Öland
23 min walk • 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.
6.8 miNW
Island, National park
Blå Jungfrun
174 min walk • Blå Jungfrun, also known as "Blåkulla", in English sometimes rendered literally as The Blue Maiden is a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. It is situated in the Kalmar Strait, between the mainland province of Småland and the island province of Öland.
3.4 miSE
57°9'59"N • 17°0'17"E
Åkerbobadet, Öland
86 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
3.9 miSE
Church
Högby Church, Öland
100 min walk • Högby Church is a Lutheran church on the Swedish island of Öland. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.
2.4 miNE
National park
Byrum's raukar, Öland
63 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.