Torekov Sjöfartsmuseum - Torekov, Sweden
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dvddragon
N 56° 25.598 E 012° 37.420
33V E 353446 N 6256096
Torekovs sjöfartsmuseum in Torekovs harbor.
Waymark Code: WM132E3
Location: Skåne, Sweden
Date Posted: 09/01/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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You can find the Torekov sjöfarts museum in the harbor of Torekov.
The boats "Fram of Brantevik" and "Hoppet of Länna" hade come to Torekov in 1930 order to be chopped up because the were in badley condition.
The museum is inside the boat "Fram" and was expanded with the aft cabin from the boat "Hoppet". Inside the museum are items that sailors have brought home from travels around the world.

To the museum there are also buildings, The shed "Skjulet" and the cabin "Kajutan" and cannons and the signal mast. Furthest away on the cliff "Gibraltar" stands the village flagpole "Barfothastången", were the village have flagged for moore than 200 years.
In the shed "Skjulet" are name boards and galleon images from boats chopped up in Torekov.
Source: Torekovs Sjöfartsmuseum webbpage
Museum Address:
Hamnplanen
Torekov, Skåne Sverige
269 77


Museum Website: [Web Link]

Cost: 20.00 (listed in local currency)

Hours of Operation:
10:00-20:00 Juni - Augusti


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