Museums in Kalmar County

renaissance castle in Sweden

historic fortress in Sweden

300px|thumb|Aerial view from the 1970s. Eketorp is an Iron Age fort, located in southeastern Öland, Sweden, and extensively reconstructed and enlarged in the Middle Ages. Throughout the ages the fortification has served a variety of somewhat differing uses: from defensive ringfort, to medieval safe haven and thence a cavalry garrison. In the 20th century it was further reconstructed to become a heavily visited tourist site and a location for re-enactment of medieval battles. Eketorp is the only one of the 19 known prehistoric fortifications on Öland that has been completely excavated, yielding

area of Sweden rich in glassworks

museum in Oskarshamn, Sweden