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'''Åkerby''' is a small village in [[Uppsala County]], [[Uppland]], [[Sweden]].<ref>[[:sv:Åkerby|Åkerby]] on Swedish Wikipedia</ref> A famous place in Åkerby is Åkerby Vägskäl, where people gathered before emigrating to [[North America]] in the 19th century. Wilhelm Moberg wrote about this in his book ''Utvandrarna''. Åkerby was also briefly mentioned in ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', written by Stieg Larsson. The famous Swedish Polymath [[Johannes Bureus]] was born in Åkerby in 1568.
'''Åkerby''' is a small Swedish village in the area of [[Småland]], neighboring the small community of Lessebo.<ref>[[:sv:Åkerby|Åkerby]] on Swedish Wikipedia</ref>
A famous place in Åkerby is Åkerby Vägskäl, where the first people gathered before emigrating to America in the 19th century. Wilhelm Moberg wrote about this in his book utvandrarna. It was briefly mentioned in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.


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Åkerby
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Åkerby is a small village in Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden.[1] A famous place in Åkerby is Åkerby Vägskäl, where people gathered before emigrating to North America in the 19th century. Wilhelm Moberg wrote about this in his book Utvandrarna. Åkerby was also briefly mentioned in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, written by Stieg Larsson. The famous Swedish Polymath Johannes Bureus was born in Åkerby in 1568.

References

  1. ^ Åkerby on Swedish Wikipedia