Kolmården

Swedish sv: Alternative forms sv Kålmården obsolete Etymology From sv gmq-osw Culmard; the second element is analyzed by Svenskt ortnamnslexikon as the element gmq-osw *mardher gravelly ground, for which see sv Åmål. The first element is uncertain, but according to ISOF, possibly meaning "black, charred," literally "coal," from sv kol. In this case, the name would mean something like "coal-black gravelly woodland." Pronunciation sv /ˈkɔlmˌoːɖɛrn/ sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kolmården.wav Proper noun n a forest belt in south-central Sweden, north of Bråviken and Norrköping, west of Nyköping a zoo, situated in this area sv Forests