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Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of ()〔 and covers an area of of which is water.〔 The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish and }} of the population are Swedish speakers. It is the westernmost municipality of Åland and Finland. The company Eckerö Linjen operates a ferry connection between Berghamn in Storby, Eckerö and Grisslehamn on Väddö, Norrtälje in Sweden. The municipality has previously also been known as ''Ekkerö'' in Finnish documents,〔(707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo) )〕 but is today referred to as "Eckerö" also in Finnish. Eckerö's most famous building is the Post and Customs house. It is the largest and most impressive building that has been erected to aid the postal services between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The building was built during the Russian times in 1828 and architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.〔http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/ Eckerö Post and Customs house〕 ==References== Risig ö. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eckerö」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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