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Are you looking for a staircase with 94 steps? These steps would take you to the top of the Skekarsbo Tower, a watch tower within the Färnebofjärden National Park. Skekarsbo is close to Tärnsjö along the shores of Färnebofjärden, a part of the Lower Dalälven River. These lands lie within what was once the historical…
Altunaby, or Altuna, is a small settlement with the parish church in its center. It is in the historical province of Uppland, in an area that is today a part of Enköping Municipality in Uppsala County. This rural settlement lies within a small forested area surrounded by farmland. A Short History of Altunaby Altuna Parish…
Västerfärnebo is a small locality in Sala Municipality in Västmanland County. The church in its center was once the center of the social and religious life of the whole Västerfärnebo Parish. Today around 520 people call this their home. There are two places with Färnebo in their name, this is the “Western Färnebo” while the…
Österfärnebo is a small locality in the historical province of Gästrikland in the eastern part of Sweden. The church in the center of this small rural community was once the focal poinr of the local parish. Today these lands are a part of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County. Around 460 people have Österfärnebo as their…
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…