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is the easternmost of Sollerön's villages, which consists of a small group of dwellings. In the north of the village, the outbuildings are close to the street and in the south, newer residential buildings have been added. Around the settlement are large open fields and meadows. In the village there
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is located on the southwestern part of Sollerön and is a klungby that has direct contact with Siljan. The village is small and dense and the farms are grouped around the road. Circular farms are common. The multi-storey buildings have in some cases been more or less rebuilt in recent times. In the
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is the southernmost village on the island and lies east of Kulåra. The village is a small terraced village with the buildings grouped along the road. The Bodens were former farms. The village is situated in an open farmland with large pastures. In the village there is also a swimming area,
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