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rabbitcruiser · 6 months ago

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Doors, Gates and Windows (No. 51)

Norrköping, S (five pics)

Öland, S (five pics)

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duchessofvastergotland · 2 years ago

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Crown Princess Victoria’s speech at Öland Bridge's 50th anniversary celebration, 30th September 2022

“Mr. Governor, Representatives of Borgholm, Kalmar and Mörbylånga municipalities, Dear islanders, Ladies and gentlemen,

It has been exactly 50 years since my father, then Sweden's crown prince, inaugurated the Öland Bridge. And I am so happy for the opportunity to follow in my father's footsteps today, and to celebrate this anniversary with you!

Few things are as full of power as a bridge. Strength, as in a stable construction in reinforced concrete. Power, as in the physical, connecting link that a bridge provides. And finally, the power that lies in people being able to move freely – able to travel, discover and meet.

Just as it is done here, on Öland and in Kalmar, bound together by this bridge since half a century ago. A bridge that millions of people cross every year, and that means so much to this whole region.

One story says that there are around 20,000 bolts in the Öland Bridge. But we have learned today that is not true. However, there are hundreds of thousands of screws! And there are probably at least as many different reasons to travel on it:

For many people, the bridge is the way to work and home. The way to friends and family. Or the path to new experiences - like this weekend's lovely harvest festival here on Öland!

When I was a child myself, Öland's bridge was the gateway to an endless summer holiday, to strawberries and swimming and the alvar in early summer bloom. The summer holidays may not feel quite as endless today... unfortunately! But there is still something very special about that moment, regardless of the season, when you roll onto the bridge from the mainland, and you look out over the glittering Kalmar Strait. Something happens to the body and soul.

That is also a kind of power; the feelings and memories that we associate with this mighty infrastructure. And I am particularly happy that precisely that – people's own memories of the bridge – are something that will be commemorated in the exhibition at Kalmar Castle that I visited earlier today.

Dear anniversary celebrants! Regardless of whether you are a resident or summer islander, commuter or tourist - the Öland Bridge is a prerequisite for this part of Sweden to live and develop. And so that more people can take part in all the wonderful things that Öland and the Kalmar region have to offer.

Today we celebrate 50 years with the Ölandsbron - and we look forward to many more!”

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rabbitcruiser · 2 years ago

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Långe Jan, Sweden (No. 1)

Långe Jan ("Tall John") is a Swedish lighthouse located at the south cape of Öland in the Baltic Sea, Sweden's second largest island. It is one of Sweden's most famous lighthouses along with Kullen, Vinga and Landsort, and also the tallest lighthouse in Sweden.

The lighthouse was built in 1785, probably by Russian prisoners of war. The tower was built of stone from an old chapel. Originally the light was an open fire, and the tower was unpainted. It was painted white in 1845, and the same year the tower's lantern was installed, to house a colza oil lamp. A couple of years later a black band was added to the tower.

The lighthouse remains in use and is remote-controlled by the Swedish Maritime Administration in Norrköping. During the summer season it is possible to climb the tower, for a small fee.

The buildings surrounding the tower form Ottenby birding station.

Source: Wikipedia

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rabbitcruiser · 2 years ago

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Ottenby Nature Reserve, Sweden (No. 1)

Ottenby is a nature reserve on the Swedish island Öland. It is one of Sweden's largest and most famous places for birdwatchers. The bird watch station Ottenby fågelstation was founded in 1946 together with the Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening. the ringing of birds is one of the main tasks of Ottenby fågelstation.

The goal of the ringing is to view migration routes of birds. Also the spreading of the Avian influenza is viewed at the station.

Source: Wikipedia