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Ventlinge is a small settlement in the southwestern part of Öland, the second-largest island in Sweden. The settlement lies in what is today Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County, but this was once the seat of the local parish. A Short History of Ventlinge The first known written mentioning of the settlement in Ventlinge dates back…
Gärdslösa is a village on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It is today a part of Borgholm Municipality in Kalmar County. Around 140 inhabitants have this as their home, all in the vicinity of the former parish church. The Swedish poet Erik Johan Stagnelius was born and raised in Gärdslösa….
Villähde is a village outside of Lahti in the region of Päijät-Häme in southern Finland, at the southern shores of Lake Kymijärvi. It lies along the Finnish national road 12 between Lahti and Nastola and has a station along the railway between Lahti and Kouvola. The village has a few small commercial centers and industrial…
Vimmerby is a locality in the historical province of Småland in southeastern Sweden. The locality is the seat of the local municipality in Kalmar County. It has a population of around 8.200 inhabitants, but it is a former inhabitant that has made the town famous. It was in the rural area outside of Vimmerby that…
Brunneby is a small settlement in Motala Municipality in Östergötland County. It mainly consists of the former parish church, the old manor, and Brunneby Musteri. The latter is a cider factory that also produces other farm products such as juices and jams. A Short History Brunneby Parish had its origins in the Middle Ages. This…
Pilkrog is a small settlement next to Järna in Södertälje Municipality in Stockholm County. This is a part of the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. The settlement is next to the former main road through Sweden, the road that has been replaced by the current Road E4. The road has been important for…
Störlinge is a small settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. It is located in the western part of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. Here it was for a long time a part of Gärdslösa Parish. Today it has a population of around 100 inhabitants, but there are a lot more people in…
Gräsgård is a small settlement in the southeastern part of Öland, the second-largest island in Sweden. This was once, together with its church, the center of the local parish. It and its around 50 inhabitants, are, however, today a part of Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. A Short History of Gräsgård Gräsgård Parish had its…
Smedby is a small settlement on Öland, the second-largest island in Sweden. This was once the seat of its own parish, but is today a part of Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. It is a small settlement with the church at one corner of a group of a few one-family homes surrounded farmland. A Short…
Hölö Kyrka is a church and small settlement in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. This was once the center of the local parish, but is today a part of Södertälje Municipality in Stockholm County. The church is a few kilometers east of the locality that shares its name. A Short History of…
Taavetti is a locality in Luumäki Municipality in the region of South Karelia in southeastern Finland. It is also known by its Swedish name Davidstad. At its center stands the Taavetti Fortress with a history going back to the Russian rule of the area. It has today a population of around 2.000 inhabitants and a…
Grönhögen is a small settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. It is in the southern part of the island of Öland, along the western shores of the island. The settlement comes to life during the summer when the many summer visitors arrive in the area, but it also has a permanent population of around…