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Riihimäki is a town in the province of Kanta-Häme, or Tavastia Proper, in southern Finland. It is one of Finland’s main railway junctions and is home to one of only two high-security prisons in Finland. The town is the seat of the local municipality, a municipality that has a population of around 28.300 inhabitants. A…
Hälleforsnäs is a locality in Flen Municipality in Södermanland County. This is a settlement in eastern Sweden that has developed with the former ironwork at its center. The foundry here was once one of the largest ones in northern Europe. Today the ironwork is quiet, but the locality has survived and has today a population…
Tillberga is a locality in Västerås Municipality in Västmanland County. This is a community of around 2.200 inhabitants that has developed in the vicinity of the railway. This locality just north of the city of Västerås was for a long time a railway junction between several large railway lines. A Short History of Tillberga The…
Lilla Rytterne is a church ruin and former parish in the historical province of Västmanland. The area is today a part of Västerås Municipality and there are the settlements of Mullboda, Råbylund, and Åkerby in the vicinity. A Short History of Lilla Rytterne Lilla Rytterne is a breakaway parish from the later known as Stora…
Tortuna is a locality in Västerås Municipality in Västmanland County. It was once the seat of the local parish but gained most of its development as a settlement in the vicinity of the former railway station. The locality is today home to around 410 inhabitants. A Short History of Tortuna Tortuna Parish has its origins…
Mellösa is a locality in Flen Municipality in Södermanland County. This is a rural part of eastern Sweden and the locality has around 540 inhabitants. It lies along the northern shores of Lake Mellösasjön with the church of the former parish at its outskirts. It was within the borders of Mellösa Parish that the oldest…
Rimbo is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County. It is a former railway junction that today has around 5.200 inhabitants. Even without the railway, it is today still a regional center between the town of Norrtälje and the Capital Stockholm. A Short History of Rimbo Rimbo has its origins in the former parish…
Björksta is the church village of the former Björksta Parish. It is in Västerås Municipality in Västmanland County. In addition to the parish church, this is an area with many rock carvings and other ancient remains. A Short History of Björksta Björksta Parish had its origins in the Middle Ages and its church dates to…
Sköllersta is a locality in Hallsberg Municipality in Örebro County. It lies within the borders of the historical province of Närke in central Sweden. This is the home to around 1100 inhabitants as well as the factory for Lithells that produces sausages. A Short History of Sköllersta Sköllersta Parish had its origins in the Middle…
Barkarö is a locality in Västerås Municipality in Västmanland County. It is southwest of the city of Västerås and was once the church village for Västerås-Barkarö Parish. Today, it is home to around 1500 inhabitants in addition to the old church. A Short History of Barkarö The parish had its origins in the Middle Ages…
Skånela is a former parish as well as a small settlement surrounding the medieval parish church. It is in the historical province of Uppland, in an area that is today part of Sigtuna Municipality in Stockholm County. This was the original home of Skånela IF, a handball club that has found a new home in…
Tillbergaby, or Tillberga Kyrkby, is the church village of the former Tillberga Parish. It is in Västerås Municipality in Västmanland County, just a short distance from the locality of Tillberga, which developed around the nearby railway station. The locality is actually in the neighboring parish of Hubbo. A Short History of Tillbergaby Tillberga Parish has…