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Torsåker is a small settlement, and the location of the parish church, in the historical province of Södermanland. It is along the shores of Lake Rudsjön and there are forests and farmlands around it. The land of the former parish is today within Gnesta Municipality in Södermanland County in eastern Sweden. A Short History of…
Hallstavik is a locality in the historical province of Uppland in eastern Sweden. It lies within the coastal area known as Roslagen, at a narrow bay that connects it with the Baltic Sea. In addition to the around 4.700 inhabitants and the Speedway club Rospiggarna, Hallstavik is also home to one of the larger paper…
Häverö is a village in the historical province of Uppland in the coastal lands of Roslagen. Much of the settlement is to the east of the old parish church. This area and its around 60 inhabitants is today a part of Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County. This is a rural part of Uppland with forests…
Trostorp is a former settlement between Trosa and Vagnhärad in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. The area was for a long time part of Trosa Parish, which eventually merged with Vagnhärad and this is today a part of the district Trosa-Vagnhärad in Trosa Municipality. What was once a croft with tenants leasing…
Tärnsjö is a locality in what was once Nora Parish in the province of Uppland. The area is today a part of Heby Municipality in Uppsala County. Tärnsjö is home to an old steam-engine locomotive as well as to around 1.200 inhabitants. With the exception of the quite stationary locomotive, most of the inhabitants are…
Koversta, or Koversta Gammelby, is an old settlement in the historical province of Gästrikland in eastern Sweden. It was once a part of Österfärnebo Parish, which today is a part of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County. Today the farmsteads that make up this old settlement can only be considered an open-air museum. A Short History…
Åkerby, or Åkerby By, is a small village in the historical province of Uppland. It is around 9 kilometers to the northwest of Uppsala. It was once the center of the local parish but is today a part of Uppsala Municipality in Uppsala County. In addition to a few runestones, the village is also home…
Aspö is a small settlement, a church, a former parish, as well as a part of the fairly large island of Tosterön in Lake Mälaren. The church and its nearby settlement make up the former center with a new small center located along the road Road 55 offering a resting stop for travelers between Enköping…
Enköpings-Näs is a small settlement around the old parish church. It lies close to the shores of Lake Mälaren in the historical province of Uppland in eastern Sweden. Lake Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden, but the view from the church mostly consists of farmland and forests. This area is today a part…
Fogdö is a small island neighboring the island of Singö in the northernmost parts of the Stockholm Archipelago. The island lies within what was once Singö Parish in the historical province of Uppland, today a part of Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County. Things to Do and See The island might lack the tourist sights such…
Gysinge is a small village and former iron mill in the historical province of Gästrikland. This was once home to the largest iron mill in Gästrikland and one of the most important producers of iron in Sweden. Today it is a lot quieter here with a population of less than 200. The population is actually…
Lögdö Bruk is a settlement and a former iron mill located in the historical province of Medelpad in Sweden. Today, it is part of a culture reserve within Timrå Municipality in Västernorrland County. The remains of the iron mill at this site are considered to be one of the best preserved of their kind in…