Borgholm Municipality (also called Borgholms kommun in Swedish) is a special area in south-eastern Sweden. It's like a local government district. This municipality covers the northern part of Öland, a beautiful island in the Baltic Sea. The main town, or "seat," where the local government offices are, is called Borgholm. You can find cool historical places here, like the old Borgholm Castle and Halltorps Estate. In the 1970s, the island of Öland was divided into two main areas for local government. Borgholm Municipality is the northern one.

Towns and Villages

Borgholm Municipality has 5 main towns and villages. These are sometimes called "urban areas" or "localities." The table below shows them by how many people lived there on December 31, 2005. The biggest town, Borgholm, is shown in bold.

#	Locality	Population
1	Borgholm	3,093
2	Köpingsvik	609
3	Löttorp	455
4	Rälla	440
5	Björkviken	243

Sister Cities

Borgholm has four "sister cities." These are towns in different countries that have a special friendship with Borgholm. They often share culture and ideas.

Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Łeba, Poland
Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad, Russia
Korsnäs, Finland

Images for kids

Borgholm Castle from above

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