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Visingsö
Island in southern Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Visingsö is an island in the southern half of Lake Vättern in Sweden.
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![]() Visingsö in 1945 from the tower of Kumlaby church | |
![]() Visingsö in lake Vättern | |
Geography | |
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Location | Vättern |
Coordinates | 58°03′N 14°20′E |
Area | 24.97 km2 (9.64 sq mi)[1] |
Administration | |
County | Jönköping |
Demographics | |
Population | 750 (2013)[1] |
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Visingsö lies 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of the city Jönköping and 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) west of Gränna from which two car ferries connect the island. The island is 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) long and 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) wide, with a total area of 24 square kilometres (9.3 square miles).
According to legend, a giant named Vist created Visingsö by throwing a lump of soil into the lake so that his wife could use it to step over the lake.