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Oxelösund is a coastal town in the province of Södermanland, primarily famous for its large steel plant and its strategically important harbor. It is a relatively new town, with its development closely tied to the growth of local industry, and it is located not far from the more historically significant town of Nyköping. Today, this…
Skansholmen is a peninsula on the island of Mörkö in Södertälje Municipality in Stockholm County. It lies at the narrow strait of Skanssundet, an important waterway connecting the town of Södertälje and the third largest lake in Sweden, Lake Mälaren, with the Baltic Sea. This former site for coastal fortifications today houses a camping ground,…
Öster Malma, or Östermalma, is a castle-like manor in Nyköpings Municipality in Södermanland County. The manor and castle grounds are today home to the Swedish Association for Hunting who use it as a seat as well as a conference and event center. Parts of the grounds also house the association’s own wildlife park. In fact,…
Katrineholm is a town in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. Having developed from a small settlement along the railway, it has become an industrial town and an important railway junction. It is home to around 24.500 inhabitants living in the inland of Södermanland surrounded by forests and lakes. A Short History of…
Skottvångs Gruva is a former iron ore mine in Gnesta Municipality in Södermanland County. It is located in an area that is known as Åkers Bergslag in eastern Sweden, an important mining area that once supported the ironworks at Åkers Styckebruk. A Short History of Skottvångs Gruva Skottvångs Gruva has a history that goes back…
Grödinge Kyrkby is a small settlement in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden, today a part of Botkyrka Municipality in Stockholm County. The church here was once the center of social and religious life in the parish. The parish once covered an area that today includes parts of the locality Tumba. A Short…
Rockelstad, or Rockelsta, is a castle-like manor in Flens Municipality in the province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. The manor is privately owned and is today used as a bed & breakfast and as a venue for conferences and private events. A Short History of Rockelstad Historical documents mention Rockelstad as early as the 14th…
Dillnäs, or Dillnäsby, is a settlement in the historical province of Södermanland. This is the location of the medieval parish church for what was earlier Dillnäs Parish. This area is currently a part of Gnesta Municipality in eastern Sweden and it is to the north of the locality of Gnesta, on a small hill close…
Ludgo Kvarn is a small hamlet and a former industrial site located in Nyköping Municipality, in the county of Södermanland, Sweden. It is situated in the historic province of Södermanland and is part of the former Ludgo Parish. This is a small settlement consisting of a few homes and a large former industrial building. It…
Ludgo is a parish and a church village in Nyköping Municipality, located in the county of Södermanland, Sweden. It is situated in the historic province of Södermanland. Ludgo is not a statistical locality but rather a geographical parish area centered around its historic church. It is located in the rural countryside of eastern Sweden, surrounded…
Spelvik is a parish and a small church village in Nyköping Municipality, located in the county of Södermanland, Sweden. The area is situated in the historic province of Södermanland. Spelvik is not a statistical locality but rather a geographical parish area centered around its historic church. It is located in the rural countryside of eastern…
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…