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Ytterjärna is a parish and a small settlement in Södertälje Municipality, located in Stockholm County, Sweden. It is situated in the historic province of Södermanland. The area is part of the wider Järna region. The local church was once the center of the local parish. Today, the area is internationally known as the main center…
Egby is a small settlement in Borgholm Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The settlement, together with the local church, was once the center of the local parish. This is still today a rural part of the island with a population of around 50 year-around inhabitants. A Short History…
Karum is a small settlement as well as a nature reserve on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The settlement consists of only a handful of houses along a small road, but the nature reserve is a lot larger. It is known for its unique landscape representing the central parts of…
Bredsättra is a small settlement in Borgholm Municipality in the eastern part of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. This village with around 75 inhabitants was once, together with its church, the center of the local parish. It is today a rural area of the island with just a short distance of farmland separating…
Löt is a settlement in Borgholm Municipality in the northern half of the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. This was once, together with its church, the center of the local parish. Today it is a small village with around 50 year-around inhabitants. A Short History of Löt Löt Parish has its…
Tumbo is a locality in Eskilstuna Municipality in Södermanland County. With its medieval church this was once the center of the local parish. Today it is home to around 340 inhabitants, but also to several rune stones. The locality includes several smaller former settlements. These are Berga, Hagby, Husby, and Överlingeby. Just south of the…
Föra is a small settlement in Borgholm Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The settlement is in the northern part of the island and was once, with its church, the seat of the local parish. This is a rural area with the settlement being located along one of the…
Glömminge is a small locality in Mörbylånga Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It is located next to the main road through the island, just a short distance north of Färjestaden and the Öland Bridge. The local church was once the seat of the local parish and it is…
Bråfalls Såg is an old sawmill within the estate of Nynäs Castle in Nyköping Municipality in Södermanland County. The sawmill lies within the Nynäs Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves in Södermanland. Bråfalls Såg is one of many good entry points to the reserve and here you can find both parking, wind shelter,…
Pelarne is a small rural settlement in Vimmerby Municipality in Kalmar County. This was once, together with its church, the seat of the local parish. Today it is instead a sleepy part of the countryside of Småland that comes to life with the occasional tourist stopping by during the summer months. The wooden medieval church…
Farstanäs is a nature area and camping ground along the coast of Södermanland. It lies in Södertälje Municipality in Stockholm County, at the shores of the fjord Järnafjärden. This is a part of the waterway that connects the city of Södertälje with the Baltic Sea. Here you will find the camping ground, a nature reserve…
Sevedstorp is a small settlement in Vimmerby Municipality that is best known by its fictional name Bullerbyn. This was once the home of Samuel August Ericsson, best known as the father of the famous Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The settlement has inspired many of her stories and was the model for the settlement in her…