Algutsrum

Algutsrum
Algutsrum
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Kalmar Lan
Historical Province (landskap):	Öland
Municipality  :	Mörbylånga
Coordinates :	56 ° 41 ′  N , 16 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 56 ° 41 ′  N , 16 ° 32 ′  E
SCB code :	2092
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	862 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	1.75 km²
Population density :	493 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Kalmar County

Algutsrum is for community Mörbylånga belonging place ( tätort ) on the Swedish Baltic island of Öland .

View of Algutsrum's Church

Market row in Algutsrum

Algutsrum is located a little northeast of Färjestaden not far from the Öland Bridge, which connects Öland with the mainland, and has 862 inhabitants (2015).

Algutsrum is known for its historic market , whose stalls date back to the 18th century. To the west of the market is the church of Algutsrum, which basically dates back to the 12th century . To the east of the village is the Jordtorpsåsen nature reserve . There are three of the typical Öland windmills in the village and its surroundings . A 150-meter-high transmission mast for radio and television can be seen from afar near Algutsrum.

Thanks to its proximity to the Öland Bridge and thus to the Swedish mainland, there are a number of small and medium-sized companies in Algutsrum. Agriculture, however, is also an important industry.

Personalities

Algutsrum was the home of Lasses Birgitta , who was the first Swedish woman to be executed for witchcraft in 1550 . The Swedish politician Fredrik Pettersson , who was born in 1828 and died in the village on November 24, 1908 , also came from the Algutsrum area . The Swedish football player Jonas Fried was born in Algutsrum on March 30, 1985 .

The Gråborg , which today exists only as a ruin of the largest enclosed prehistoric mounting lies east of Algutsrum.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)