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Stenåsa is a small settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It has grown and closed the gap to the nearby settlements of Södra Kvinneby and Slagerstad. These three settlements today have a combined population of around 110 inhabitants. But it is Stenåsa that for centuries was…
Svärdsklova is a coastal resort in Nyköping Municipality in Södermanland County. It is located a short distance to the east of the town of Nyköping, along the eastern coast of Sweden. Just next door is the archipelago with hundreds of islands and then the open waters of the Baltic Sea. A Short History of Svärdsklova…
Norra Sandby is a small settlement in the western part of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. This was once, together with its church, the seat of the local parish. This is a rural part of Öland, with the Batlic Sea just a short distance to the east. There is also another small settlement…
Svärta, also known as Svärtuna, is a small settlement just to the northeast of the town of Nyköping. It lies in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden and was with its church once the center of the local parish. Its white stone church still dominates the landscape consisting otherwise mostly of forests and…
Södra Möckleby is a settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality on the southwestern part of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. Today the makes up the eastern part of the locality of Degerhamn and it has developed around the parish church. You should not mix up this locality with Norra Möckleby, which is in the eastern…
Kårehamn is a small fishing settlement and harbor along the eastern shores of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It is today a popular motorhome stopover with a large part of the harbor filled by motorhomes (or recreational vehicles) during the summer months. In addition to a local restaurant, there are also a few…
Kastlösa is a small locality in Mörbylånga Municipality in the western part of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The locality is home to around 220 inhabitants and was once the seat of the local parish. Just to the east is an area known as Stora Alvaret. This is a large area consisting of…
Rimforsa is a locality in Kinda Municipality in the region of Östergötland. It lies between the two lakes Järnlunden and Åsunden, along the Kinda Canal. It is today home to around 2.300 inhabitants and is connected to the rest of the region by Road 23 and the railway line known as Stångådalsbanan. A Short History…
Welcome to the highest point on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. Höghäll is with its altitude of 55 meters considered by many to be the highest point of the island, watching out over the quite flat landscape and its windmills and ancient burial fields. Well, there is actually one point…
Källvik is a small settlement on a peninsula south of Trosa in the province of Södermanland. This is in many ways one of the gateways to the archipelago in this part of eastern Sweden. It is most famous for its marina and small wharf which is the access point to other parts of the archipelago…
Högsrum is a small settlement in the western part of the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The area is today a part of Borgholm Municipality in Kalmar County, but the settlement with its church was once the center of the local parish. The settlement includes one-family homes as well as a…
Just a bit south of Trosa in the province of Södermanland lies the small settlement of Tofsö. This is a coastal area of eastern Sweden with the Baltic Sea as a neighbor. It consists mostly of vacation homes, but there are a few people who have turned this into their homes all year around. For…