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Malexander

Located in Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County Coordinates: 58°02′00″ N 15°16′00″ E

Malexander
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Population
100
100
Elevation
165 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPI Linköping City Airport48 km
JKG Jönköping Airport77 km

About Malexander

Malexander is a village. Location: Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County. Population: 100. Elevation: 165 m.

From Wikipedia

Malexander is a small village in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Linköping and 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Boxholm. It is located close to the lake Sommen and has a jetty where the steamboat S/S Boxholm II stops. It is well known for the 1999 Police Murders.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
61 ha

Source: Wikidata

Population of Malexander over time

Population of Malexander over time
2005 79
2010 76
2015 81
2020 94
2023 100

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Malexander

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (73 mm)
Driest month
February (30 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Malexander
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°3°9°16°19°21°20°15°9°4°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-6°-3°0°5°9°11°10°7°3°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)403037383660736165515152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Malexander

The nearest airport is Linköping City Airport (LPI), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Jönköping, 72 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Linköping City Airport (LPI) Linköping 48 kmnortheast
  • Jönköping Airport (JKG) Jönköping 77 kmsouthwest
  • Norrköping Airport (NRK) Norrköping 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 72 kmsouthwest
  • Örebro Population: 156K 138 kmnorth
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 191 kmnorth
  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 199 kmwest
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 217 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Malexander

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 32 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Karlsö Island 11 kmW
  • Hästön Island 5 kmSE
  • Mossön Island 6 kmW
  • Rotön Island 6 kmSE

25–60 km19 places

  • Visingsö Island 55 kmW
  • Bjuggö Island 39 kmE
  • Prästö Island 53 kmS
  • Kyrkö Island 54 kmS

60–100 km177 places

  • Porsholmen Island 96 kmSE
  • Lindö Island 94 kmE
  • Bockholmen Island 93 kmSE
  • Ängholmen Island 94 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Oxelön Island, Östergötland County
    3.9 km W
  • Långön Island, Östergötland County
    5.3 km E
  • Hästön Island, Östergötland County
    5.4 km SE
  • Galltorpön Island, Östergötland County
    5.9 km S
  • Mossön Island, Östergötland County
    5.9 km W
  • Rotön Island, Östergötland County
    6.2 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources