Öland

Just a short distance from the settlement of Högsrum is a historical site known as Odens Flisor. It lies within what is today Borgholm Municipality on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. These raised stones stand tall and they are an impressive sight indeed. In English, the name of this place…

Räpplinge is a small settlement in the western part of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It is today home to around 160 inhabitants, but together with its church this was once the center of the local parish. A Short History of Räpplinge Räpplinge Parish has a history stretching back to the Middle Ages….

Hulterstad is a small settlement with around 50 inhabitants in the southeastern part of the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It is today a part of Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County, but was once together with its medieval church the center of its own parish. A Short History of Hulterstad Hulterstad…

Segerstad is a small settlement in the southeastern part of the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It is today part of Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County, but was once the center of its own parish. The whole parish, including the settlement, has today a population of around 90 inhabitants. In English….

Ventlinge is a small settlement in the southwestern part of Öland, the second-largest island in Sweden. The settlement lies in what is today Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County, but this was once the seat of the local parish. A Short History of Ventlinge The first known written mentioning of the settlement in Ventlinge dates back…

Gärdslösa is a village on the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It is today a part of Borgholm Municipality in Kalmar County. Around 140 inhabitants have this as their home, all in the vicinity of the former parish church. The Swedish poet Erik Johan Stagnelius was born and raised in Gärdslösa….

Störlinge is a small settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. It is located in the western part of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. Here it was for a long time a part of Gärdslösa Parish. Today it has a population of around 100 inhabitants, but there are a lot more people in…

Gräsgård is a small settlement in the southeastern part of Öland, the second-largest island in Sweden. This was once, together with its church, the center of the local parish. It and its around 50 inhabitants, are, however, today a part of Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. A Short History of Gräsgård Gräsgård Parish had its…

Smedby is a small settlement on Öland, the second-largest island in Sweden. This was once the seat of its own parish, but is today a part of Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. It is a small settlement with the church at one corner of a group of a few one-family homes surrounded farmland. A Short…

Grönhögen is a small settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. It is in the southern part of the island of Öland, along the western shores of the island. The settlement comes to life during the summer when the many summer visitors arrive in the area, but it also has a permanent population of around…

Ås is a church and former parish in the southern part of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It lies in what is today Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County, near the settlement of Ottenby. The local church is the southernmost church in Öland and the former parish covered the southern part of the island,…

Alum has been mined in Öland for centuries and Alunbruket along the western coast of the island was one of the island’s two manufacturing factories for the mineral. The area is today a part of Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County. It is many times known as Södra Bruket, the “southern factory”, and includes the former…