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The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Sverige) in northern Europe with the capital Stockholm covers 447,435 km². It borders Norway and Finland as well as the Baltic Sea, the Kattegat and the Skagerrak (eastern North Sea). Since the Öresund Bridge was opened in 2000, there has been a direct land connection to Denmark. Sweden has 221,800 islands, the three largest of which are Gotland (2,994 km²), Öland (1,347 km²) and Orust (346 km²). Sweden is divided into Norrland (northern Sweden), Svealand (central Sweden) and Götaland (southern Sweden).

Schweden - Landkarte, Flagge und Carl von Linne Porträt

History

The Swedish natural scientist Carl von Linné (1707-1778), who laid the foundations of modern botanical and zoological taxonomy with his nomenclature, reported on frozen vines in the province of Skåne (opposite Denmark). So there must have been viticulture or at least the cultivation of vines here as early as the 18th century. These vineyards were among the most northerly vineyards.

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