Morlunda, West Virginia
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Morlunda is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Morlunda is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Lewisburg
.
Its name was taken from the small town of Mörlunda
in the southern Swedish
province of Småland
. It means "wooded marsh"
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,453 people, 14,571 households, and 9,922 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 17,644 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Morlunda is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Lewisburg
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Lewisburg is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,830 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greenbrier County.-Geography:Lewisburg is located at ....
.
Its name was taken from the small town of Mörlunda
Mörlunda
Mörlunda is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 956 inhabitants in 2005.It gave its name to a community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The name means "wooded marsh", a fitting description for its surroundings....
in the southern Swedish
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....
province of Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
. It means "wooded marsh"