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Brunn is a small settlement a short distance to the west of Ulricehamn in Västra Götaland County. The settlement with its church was once the seat of its own parish within what was then Älvsborg County in the historical province of Västergötland. Today this is a quiet rural settlement with around 50 inhabitants. A Short…
Vickleby is a small locality in Mörbylånga Municipality on the southern half of the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The population of around 450 inhabitants lives in the vicinity of the former parish church and right on the edge of Stora Alvaret, a large alvar that is part of the UNESCO…
Ängelholm is a locality in the historical province of Skåne in southern Sweden. It is located on the shores of the bay Skälderviken, a part of the sea of Kattegat. Its center is, however, located a bit inland along the river Rönne Å. In addition to being known for its ocarinas, Ängelholm also has around…
Stavsjö is a small locality in Nyköping Municipality in Södermanland County, located in eastern Sweden at the shores of Lake Stavsjön. The locality has a long history as a rest area for travelers with both the E4, the main road through the area, and the railway once passing through its center. Today the railway is…
Mörbylånga Kyrkby is a small settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. This is the settlement that has developed around the parish church, a settlement that today has been mostly engulfed in the locality of Mörbylånga. A Short History of Mörbylånga Kyrkby The Mörbylånga Parish had its…
Mörbylånga is a town on the island of Öland, the second largest island in sweden. There are two municipalities on the island, and it is the seat of the southern one. The locality has grown and today it also includes the church village of Mörbylånga By. The population has today reached around 1800 inhabitants, making…
Torslunda is a settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. This mostly rural community was together with its church once the seat of the local parish. The parish included the localities of Färjestaden, Skogsby, and Arontorp and would today have been the most populated parish on the…
Markaryd is a locality and seat of the local municipality in Kronoberg County. It lies in the southwestern corner of the province of Småland in southern Sweden. It has a population of around 5.100 inhabitants, but it is the strategic location along major transport routes that stands out. There are not only large local roads…
Kisa is a locality in Kinda Municipality in Östergötland County and is the seat of this municipality in eastern Sweden. It was once the center of the local parish, but has developed further in the last century due to the railway and establishment of local industries. The population today is around 3.800 inhabitants. This was…
Mysinge is a small settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The settlement lies just south of Resmo and the old parish church. In addition to being the home of around 60 inhabitants, this is also home to some impressive ancient remains. A Short History of Mysinge…
Resmo is a settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The settlement is famous for its windmills and it also home to a church, which was once the center of the local parish. In addition, the settlement has around 100 inhabitants, a number that grows significantly during…
Södra Vi is a locality in Vimmerby Municipality in Kalmar County, within the land that was once the historical province of Småland. This population center, in the middle of forests and by the lake Krön, has a population of around 1.100 inhabitants. Industries in the area include the metal processing plant of Metallfabriken Ljunghäll AB…