Skirö
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Skirö is a small village in Vetlanda Municipality in Sweden. It lies 25 km from the town of Vetlanda in the southeastern part of Jönköping County and has a population of about 300. Situated in a beautiful setting around Lake Skirö, it was dubbed "Smålands trädgård" ("The Garden of Småland") by Carolus Linnaeus. There are a number of large mansions such as Wallby and Stenberga not far from the village.
It was the birthplace of botanist Eric Ragnor Sventenius (1910-1973).
From 1952-70 Skirö was part of Nye Municipality. Since 1971 it is in Vetlanda Municipality. The village is about 12 km across and 7 km wide with a total area of ca 44 hectares.
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