Place:Visingsö, Jönköping, Sweden

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NameVisingsö
TypeUnknown
Located inJönköping, Sweden
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Visingsö is an island in the southern half of Lake Vättern in Sweden.

Visingsö lies north of the city Jönköping and west of Gränna from which two car ferries connect the island. The island is long and wide, with a total area of .

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.

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