Elleholm
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Blekinge län | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Blekinge | |||||
| Municipality : | Karlshamn | |||||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 10 ′ N , 14 ° 44 ′ E | |||||
Elleholm is a Swedish island and a village in the Karlshamn municipality . Earlier Elleholm was a Danish city that from 1450 to 1600 municipal rights possessed.
The name of the place is composed of modifications of the Danish or Swedish words for alder ( el or al ) and medium-sized rock island ( holm ).
history
Already in the Middle Ages there was a larger estate on Elleholm that, together with a fortified castle, belonged to the diocese of Lund . In the course of the Engelbrekt uprising of 1436, the archbishop's property was damaged, so that King Charles VIII had to make compensation payments to him. Today the estate belongs to the Schander family.
Around the castle, a smaller village was built which received city rights in 1450. In 1564 the city was destroyed by Sweden, with the city rights being transferred to Sölvesborg . After the reconstruction, the town charter was renewed in 1584 but was finally lost in 1600.