LOCATION
Hanö Island is located near Listerlandet Peninsula, in western part of Blekinge, in the south of Sweden, about 15 kilometers southeast of Sölvesborg. Hanö is an area of 2.14 km² with a maximum height of about 60 meters. The name Hanö probably comes from a name of a high island, found in old writings. 56°01′N 14°82′E.
Hanö Island
By Patrik Nylin – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41829121
SCENIC CHARACTER
The island is entirely a protected area of “Natura 2000”. Hanö is the windiest place in Sweden outside the mountains. Hanö has a marine climate typical of southern Sweden, but with a narrower temperature range than the interior of Blekinge due to its exposed location. According to the legends, tourists can find ground pits in mystical forest, made of footprints of a giant. There are only around a dozen permanent inhibitants. The island is full of grassy landscapes and car free.
ATTRACTIONS
There is a Hanö Lighthouse, built between 1904 and 1906, 16 m high, located 60 m over the sea at Hanö’s highest point. At the beginning of XIX century Hanö was a base of Royal Navy of the United Kingdom during its operations in the Baltic Sea.
WEB PAGES
https://www.guidebook-sweden.com/en/guidebook/locality/hanoe
