The article doesn't say that it means camping ground. It says it means
> a floral symbol that was used in Sweden to indicate an interesting feature or attraction in a campground
which is something entirely different. (It might still be wrong -- from what you say it sounds as if it's used in plenty of places other than campgrounds -- but it isn't wrong in the way you imply it is.)
> It means something like "sight", "monument" or "place of interest".
It literally means "worth seeing".
It's not even "belvedere" or "tourist attraction", which tell you the type of thing on maps in other countries.
I've always liked it for the ambiguity.
And the shape captures a simplification of early viking forts: http://www.planetware.com/map/trelleborg-viking-camp-c-1-000...
In that respect, the icon means tourist attraction.
Re:Macintosh Stories: Swedish Campground
by unicornporn on Thursday July 04, 2013 @10:02AM
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"Worth seeing" is a better translation, thank you.
Here's is the road sign at the Swedish Transport Board: http://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/Vag/Vagmarken/Lokaliseri...
The description says: The sign indicates a sight of national interest. The nature of the sight is mentioned in connection to the mark.
More information is available here (Google translated): http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en&ie...