Röttle is a small settlement just south of Gränna in Jönköpings Municipality. It lies at the shores of Lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden, and has a population of around 60 inhabitants. It is, however, probably most famous for its waterfall and the many historical water-powered mills that can be found here. With…
Ödeshög is a locality in Östergötland County in eastern Sweden. It is the seat of the local municipality and it also used to be the church village of the former parish. The population of around 2,700 inhabitants live just a short distance uphill from the shores of Lake Vättern, the second-largest lake in Sweden. A…
Målilla is a locality in Hultsfred Municipality in Kalmar County. This is a part of the historical province of Småland in southeastern Sweden. The locality has a population of around 1,400 inhabitants and is a merger between three small settlements. These were the church village, the settlement around the railway station, and the settlement of…
Jämshög is a locality in Olofström Municipality in the southern Swedish province of Blekinge. It is today home to around 1.600 inhabitants, living just a short distance south of Olofström, the seat of the municipality. This was, however, once the seat of the local parish. It was within the borders of Jämshög Parish that the…
Helsingborg is a coastal city in Skåne County in the southern part of Sweden. This is the closest that you will get to Denmark from the Swedish mainland, with Helsingør located directly across the narrow Öresund Strait. Helsingborg is, with a population of around 113,000, the second largest city in the province of Skåne, with Malmö…
Olofström is a locality in the province of Blekinge in southern Sweden. It is the seat of one of the five municipalities that make up what is today Blekinge County. It is the only one of the municipalities that does not have direct access to the Baltic Sea. This is a former industrial town that…
Gyllene Uttern is a hotel as well as a service area for the E4 motorway just south of Gränna in Jönköping Municipality. The hotel is the oldest roadside hotel or inn in Sweden. Or the oldest motel if you so like. It has a history dating back to 1933 and it enjoys a magnificent view…
Brahehus is a motorway service area and castle ruin a few kilometers north of Gränna in Jönköping Municipality. The castle has a history dating back to the 17th century and it watches out over the cliff edge 180 meters above Lake Vättern, the second-largest lake in Sweden. The castle ruin has a view of the…
Norra Möckleby is a settlement in Mörbylånga Municipality in the central part of the island of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. It is home to around 190 all-year inhabitants as well as the former parish church. The settlement lies in a narrow line following the main road through the area. The settlement should…
Ales Stenar, or Ale’s Stones in English, is a megalithic monument in Ystad Municipality in the province of Skåne in southern Sweden. The monument is on the outskirts of the village of Kåseberga. These 59 large stones create the largest stone ship in Sweden with a length of 67 meters. A Short History of Ales…
Hökerum is a locality in Ulricehamn Municipality in Västra Götaland County. This was once the seat of Södra Ving Parish within the former Älvsborg County. Today it is home to around 650 inhabitants with Lake Mogden just to the northeast. Historically, the area has been dependent on agriculture and forestry. A Short History of Hökerum…
Brunn is a small settlement a short distance to the west of Ulricehamn in Västra Götaland County. The settlement with its church was once the seat of its own parish within what was then Älvsborg County in the historical province of Västergötland. Today this is a quiet rural settlement with around 50 inhabitants. A Short…