More information: Exploring Södermanland
Jäder is a small settlement with an impressive church. It is in Eskilstuna Municipality in Södermanland County. The church in the rural parts of eastern Sweden is known for its renaissance architecture and was once the seat of the local parish. A Short History of Jäder Jäder Parish has its origins in the Middle Ages…
Vallby is a small settlement in Eskistuna Municipality, a part of Södermanland County in eastern Sweden. This was, together with its church, once the center of the local parish. A Short History of Vallby Vallby Parish had its origins in the Middle Ages and its church dates to the 12th century. This was for centuries…
Sundby is a small settlement in Eskilstuna Municipality in the province of Södermanland. It was once, together with its church, the seat of the local parish. Today it is a church just to the southeast of the locality of Sundbyholm. A Short History of Sundby Sundby Parish had its origins in the Middle Ages and…
Hammarby is a small settlement in Eskilstuna Municipality in Södermanland County. This is a rural area between the city of Eskilstuna and Lake Mälaren. This was once, with its church, the seat of the local parish. Today the church has a population of around 80 inhabitants in the surrounding settlement. A Short History of Hammarby…
Sigurdsristningen is a large rune inscription on a rock just south of the locality of Sundbyholm in Eskilstuna Municipality. This is the province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden, a province known for its many rune stones and remains from the Viking Age. Things to Do and See Located within Sundbyholm Nature Reserve this rune inscription…
Sundbyholm is a locality and coastal resort in the Eskilstuna Municipality in the province of Södermanland. It lies on the shores of Lake Mälaren, the third-largest lake in Sweden. The population might only be around 1100 inhabitants, but the locality is also home to one of the main horse racing tracks in Sweden, the Sundbyholm…
Barva is a small settlement in Eskilstuna Municipality in Södermanland County. This is a rural part of eastern Sweden with the highway E18 as well as Lake Mälaren a bit to the north. This was together with its church once the center of the local parish. A Short History of Barva Barva Parish has its…
Vingåker is a locality in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. The area was once a part of Västra Vingåker Parish, but the locality is today the seat of its own municipality. Its establishment is linked with the local church, the railway, and the castle of Säftstaholm. The locality is today home to…
Hälleforsnäs is a locality in Flen Municipality in Södermanland County. This is a settlement in eastern Sweden that has developed with the former ironwork at its center. The foundry here was once one of the largest ones in northern Europe. Today the ironwork is quiet, but the locality has survived and has today a population…
Mellösa is a locality in Flen Municipality in Södermanland County. This is a rural part of eastern Sweden and the locality has around 540 inhabitants. It lies along the northern shores of Lake Mellösasjön with the church of the former parish at its outskirts. It was within the borders of Mellösa Parish that the oldest…
Sorunda is a locality in Nynäshamn Municipality in Stockholm County. It shares its name with the former parish that once covered these lands and houses the former parish church. In addition to the settlement around the church, it also covers the former settlements of Sunnerby and Spångbro. It has a population of around 1300 inhabitants….
Nässkansen is a former fortification in Botkyrka Municipality. It is located at the strait Skanssundet with the island of Mörkö on the other side. It is today home to a ferry slip, that is used to connect the two sides with a car ferry. You can also find a few remains of the former coastal…