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Virsbo is a locality in Surahammar Municipality in Västmanland County. Around 1300 inhabitants live here in an area with a long industrial history. This was home to one of several iron mills in this part of Västmanland and the signs of the industrial heritage are still visible all around Virsbo. A Short History of Virsbo…
Kaisepakte is a mountain and railway station in the historical province of Lappland in the far north of Sweden. This area lies within Kiruna Municipality with Road E10 and the railway passing between Lake Torneträsk and the mountain of Kaisepakte. Here you will find a rest area as well as a possibility to enjoy a…
Katrineholm is a town in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. Having developed from a small settlement along the railway, it has become an industrial town and an important railway junction. It is home to around 24.500 inhabitants living in the inland of Södermanland surrounded by forests and lakes. A Short History of…
Skottvångs Gruva is a former iron ore mine in Gnesta Municipality in Södermanland County. It is located in an area that is known as Åkers Bergslag in eastern Sweden, an important mining area that once supported the ironworks at Åkers Styckebruk. A Short History of Skottvångs Gruva Skottvångs Gruva has a history that goes back…
Grödinge Kyrkby is a small settlement in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden, today a part of Botkyrka Municipality in Stockholm County. The church here was once the center of social and religious life in the parish. The parish once covered an area that today includes parts of the locality Tumba. A Short…
Fellingsbro is a locality in the historical province of Västmanland. The area is, however, today a part of Lindesberg Municipality in Örebro County. This is a population center that has developed in the vicinity of the former railway station. Today the population is around 1400 inhabitants. A Short History of Fellingsbro The railway between Köping…
Fellingsbro Kyrkby is a settlement and former seat of the local parish in the historical province of Västmanland. At its center is the parish church that once was a part of the social and religious life of the area’s inhabitants. The area is today a part of Lindesberg Municipality in Örebro County. A Short History…
Rockelstad, or Rockelsta, is a castle-like manor in Flens Municipality in the province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. The manor is privately owned and is today used as a bed & breakfast and as a venue for conferences and private events. A Short History of Rockelstad Historical documents mention Rockelstad as early as the 14th…
Dillnäs, or Dillnäsby, is a settlement in the historical province of Södermanland. This is the location of the medieval parish church for what was earlier Dillnäs Parish. This area is currently a part of Gnesta Municipality in eastern Sweden and it is to the north of the locality of Gnesta, on a small hill close…
Bessešjohka is a river as well as a rest area along Road E10 in the far north of Sweden. This is the province of Lappland in what is today Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County. The rest area is right next to where the river flows into Lake Torneträsk, the sixth-largest lake in Sweden. The river…
Mattön is a small settlement as well as an island in Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County. It was previously a part of Österfärnebo Parish in the historical province of Gästrikland. Dalälven River surrounds the island on all sides and it makes up a part of the Färnebofjärden National Park. A Short History of Mattön With…
Ludgo Kvarn is a small hamlet and a former industrial site located in Nyköping Municipality, in the county of Södermanland, Sweden. It is situated in the historic province of Södermanland and is part of the former Ludgo Parish. This is a small settlement consisting of a few homes and a large former industrial building. It…