Boxholm Municipality
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Boxholm Municipality is a municipality
in Östergötland County
in southeast Sweden
. Its seat is located in the industrial town of Boxholm
.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (köping
) Boxholm (itself instituted in 1947) was amalgamated with Södra Göstring and a parish (Rinna) from the dissolved municipality of Folkunga.
, circa 8000 BC. From some later times, the Nordic Bronze Age
, are several remains such as cist
s and gravefields. And from the Viking Age
, ca 800-1,000 AD, are seven kept runestones.
After the christianisation of Sweden, churches were built in the 12th and 13th century, and several churches have their foundation from that time.
The name "Boxholm" is first to be found in the 16th century, as the name of a manor by Arvid Stenbock. Boxholm thus comes from "Bock's holm" (holm a modern Swedish and Old Norse
word for islet
).
An iron works was constructed in 1754, and a community grew up around it. The major expansion were however made in the 1850-1900.
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Östergötland County
Östergötland County
Östergötland County is a county or län in southeastern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Västra Götaland to the west, Örebro to the northwest, Södermanland to the northeast, and the Baltic Sea to the east.Östergötland County has a population of...
in southeast Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in the industrial town of Boxholm
Boxholm
Boxholm is a locality and the seat of Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,182 inhabitants in 2005.- External links :*...
.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (köping
Köping
This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....
) Boxholm (itself instituted in 1947) was amalgamated with Södra Göstring and a parish (Rinna) from the dissolved municipality of Folkunga.
History
The earliest human traces are from the Stone ageStone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
, circa 8000 BC. From some later times, the Nordic Bronze Age
Nordic Bronze Age
The Nordic Bronze Age is the name given by Oscar Montelius to a period and a Bronze Age culture in Scandinavian pre-history, c. 1700-500 BC, with sites that reached as far east as Estonia. Succeeding the Late Neolithic culture, its ethnic and linguistic affinities are unknown in the absence of...
, are several remains such as cist
Cist
A cist from ) is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies of the dead. Examples can be found across Europe and in the Middle East....
s and gravefields. And from the Viking Age
Viking Age
Viking Age is the term for the period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, spanning the late 8th to 11th centuries. Scandinavian Vikings explored Europe by its oceans and rivers through trade and warfare. The Vikings also reached Iceland, Greenland,...
, ca 800-1,000 AD, are seven kept runestones.
After the christianisation of Sweden, churches were built in the 12th and 13th century, and several churches have their foundation from that time.
The name "Boxholm" is first to be found in the 16th century, as the name of a manor by Arvid Stenbock. Boxholm thus comes from "Bock's holm" (holm a modern Swedish and Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
word for islet
Islet
An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....
).
An iron works was constructed in 1754, and a community grew up around it. The major expansion were however made in the 1850-1900.
External links
- Boxholm Municipality - Official site