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…
Hölö Kyrka is a church and small settlement in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. This was once the center of the local parish, but is today a part of Södertälje Municipality in Stockholm County. The church is a few kilometers east of the locality that shares its name. A Short History of…
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,…
Hölö is a locality in the historical province of Södermanland in eastern Sweden. It is today a part of Södertälje Municipality in Stockholm County and have around 1.600 inhabitants. The locality shares its name with the former parish and the parish church is located just a few kilometers to the east. A Short History of…
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…
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…
Åkarp is a small settlement in what was once Lönneberga Parish. It is today within Hultsfred Municipality in Kalmar County. In addtion to a few homes, it is also home to Lönneberga Hembygdsgård. This is the local heritage museum, with many historical buildings from the area. It is a way to experience a local farmstead…
Lönneberga Kyrka is the church for what was once Lönneberga Parish. It is a few kilometers southwest of the settlement that shares its name. This area in the southeastern part of Sweden is today a part of Hultsfred Municipality within Kalmar County. A Short History of Lönneberga Kyrka Lönneberga Parish had its origins in the…
Lönneberga was made famous by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren when she made it the home of Emil, the boy with the many pranks. He did, however, not live in the small settlement, but rather at a farm within the parish. This settlement has developed along the railway and is seperated by a few kilomters…
Badelunda is a small settlement on the outskirts of the city of Västerås. This was once, together with the church, the seat of the local parish. It lies within the historical province of Västmanland. A Short History Badelunda Parish has its origins in the Middle Ages and the church dates to the 13th century. The…