Furusund

Furusund
Furusund
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap):	Uppland
Municipality  :	Norrtälje
Coordinates :	59 ° 40 ′  N , 18 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 40 ′  N , 18 ° 55 ′  E
SCB code :	S0229
Status:	Småort
Residents :	130 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	1.18 km²
Population density :	110 inhabitants / km²

Furusund (historically also Härö ) is an island in the northern Stockholm archipelago in Sweden and a settlement of the same name that actually occupies the entire island (with the status of a småort ).

The island lies between the larger islands of Eknö and Yxlan in the municipality of Norrtälje . The island became more famous as several Swedish writers, such as Astrid Lindgren and August Strindberg , as well as various other artists spent their summer vacations here. Strindberg used many of Furusund's motifs in his stories. In his collection of novels Fagervik and Skamsund from 1902 he used the name Fagervik ("Heiterbucht") as a synonym for Furusund, whereas the neighboring town of Köpmanholm on the island of Yxlan was referred to as Skamsund ("Schmachsund"). Evert Taube made the place immortal with his waltz in Furusund (Vals i Furusund) . Today the island is characterized by numerous summer houses.

history

The former society house in Furusund on an old postcard, in front of it the yellow pavilions and the Kaisersteg

In July 1463, the Union King Christian I gathered a fleet here to go to Turku in a war against Russia . A compass rose carved into the rock testifies to this event . It is the oldest representation of a compass rose with 24 lines in the Nordic countries and the only one with a royal crown. The picture is now due to the land uplift above the yellow pavilions at the guest harbor , it was probably located directly on the shore during production.

Another incision with the text Kong Frederik 1724 was made during the visit of King Friedrich in 1724.

A mass grave has been preserved from the winter camp of 1808/09 of the Swedish armed forces that were stationed here during the Russo-Swedish War . Many soldiers starved to death, froze to death, or died of diseases such as cholera and dysentery due to the harsh conditions.

During another cholera epidemic in the middle of the 19th century, Furusund had a quarantine station for ships from Finland and Russia. This was located on an offshore island (today peninsula), which reminds of the event by its name (Karantänsholmen).

In 1837 the island received an optical telegraph which , with the help of several intermediate stations, received messages from the main station in southern Stockholm. The station was no longer needed after an electric telegraphic line was set up from Stockholm via Furusund to the island of Arholma in 1871 .

Buildings and squares on Furusund

Furusund's tavern

The windmill

Pigeon spring

Hammar's barn

Tullhuset

The customs house (Tullhuset) is now Furusund's inn with a restaurant and hotel. The house was built in 1811/12 and was the work and living space for 15 employees, such as inspectors, sergeants and rowers, with families. Today, the duties of customs are carried out by the coast guard, which is stationed in a much smaller house on the steamship jetty.

Skomakaren's stuga

The shoemaker's hut was August Strindberg's first accommodation on Furusund. In the summer of 1899 he had rented a gable room from the shoemaker Andersson and wrote the play Erik XIV here .

The windmill

The year 1722 is carved into one wing of the windmill. However, it is not known whether the mill is that old. The building was redesigned several times, most recently in 1960. The last new inauguration took place with the assistance of Evert Taube. Today the mill is a monument. For a long time it housed a phrenological museum with a collection of skulls . About 15 skulls and a number of death masks were given to the Stockholm Criminological Museum in 1915.

Societetshuset

The Society House (Societetshuset) burned down in 1950. The building complex came from an industrial exhibition in Sundsvall in 1881 and stretched from the hill above the compass rose down to the beach. Around 1900, bathers met here under chandeliers and looked at the paintings with Swedish regents on the walls. Only the music pavilion belonging to the complex survived the fire.

Romanov house

The large red house Romanov was sometimes called Röda Byggningen and was originally the main building of the Furusund manor. It was built in 1726–29 and is now the oldest house on the island. At the end of the 18th century, the workers of the local distillery lived here. When the masses of visitors flocked to the island at the end of the 19th century, it became a hotel.

Christiansborg

Christiansborg, the large white house next to Romanov, is named after the court jeweler and theater director Christian Hammer, who bought large parts of the island in 1883 and was responsible for transforming Furusund into a seaside resort. There was already a limited use for cures beforehand, but through Hammar the "higher society" became aware of Furusund. The houses, streets and squares were given romantic-sounding names, often of Italian origin such as Isola Bella, Venezia, Monte Bello or Bellevue.

Yellow pavilions and Kaisersteg

The yellow pavilions at the guest harbor were probably built at the beginning of the 20th century on behalf of Doctor W. Michael from Berlin . He was the local head of a German consortium that bought the island at auction in 1912. At that time, the health resort had four hotels and 35 smaller villas with a total of around 100 rooms.

The Kaisersteg (Kejsarbryggan ) between the octagonal pavilions used to be the lake-side access to the Societetshuset . The name does not refer to an emperor, but to a house in Stockholm ( Keyserska huset) from which the timber came.

Pigeon spring

The pigeon spring (Duvkällan) is located at the intersection of Duvkällevägen / Monte Christos Väg. It was a popular destination for bathers for walks. The "source" with water pump was reopened in June 2005 with singing. The pavilion is decorated with a pigeon made from a cement-marble mixture by Johanna Heissenberger.

Hammerska ladan

Hammar's barn (Hammerska ladan ) was originally located in Stockholm in Kungsträdgården and was called Small Theater ( Mindre Teatern) where Christian Hammer was the theater director. When the theater was demolished, Hammar took the wood to Furusund. There he built the barn near the society house. At the beginning of the 1950s, the building moved to its current location on Fagerviken Bay in the north of the island. The name of the bay inspired August Strindberg to write his collection of short stories Fagervik and Skamsund . Hammar's barn is now privately owned and a summer restaurant. It can be rented for various celebrations such as cultural evenings or theater performances.

Economy and Transport

The car ferry to the island of Yxland in winter, photographed from Furusund

Furusund has a pottery with a gallery (Herrgårdsvillan), a garden center and two petrol stations, each for cars and boats.

There is a bus line from Tekniska Högskolan station in Stockholm with a change in Norrtälje .

The ferry company Blidösundsbolaget visits Furusund in summer from the anchorage in Strömkajen in Stockholm with the ships M / S Sjöbris or M / S Sjögull as well as with the old steamship S / S Blidösund. A car ferry from Furusund to the island of Yxlan is operated by the Vägverket authority . The shipping company Waxholmsbolaget sails from Stockholm's Strömkajen via Furursund to Rödlöga in the far east of the archipelago.

literature

• Annika Triberg; Albert Håkansson: Stockholms Skärgård - En lustfylld resa från Arholma till Öja , Bokförlaget Forum, Stockholm 2004, p. 19. ISBN 91-37-12240-1 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Roslagen.se ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Stockholms läns museum: Furusund-värt ett besök ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Optisk telegraph, Meddelande från Postal Museum 15, Stockholm 1932
5. ↑ farjerederiet.se ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Waxholmsbolaget: Tidtabeller ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 7, 2010 (Swedish) 

Web links

Commons : Furusund  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Furusund on Archipelago.nu (Swedish)
• Hammerska ladan