Hulterstad

Hulterstad
Hulterstad
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Kalmar Lan
Historical Province (landskap):	Öland
Municipality  :	Mörbylånga
Coordinates :	56 ° 27 '  N , 16 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 27 '  N , 16 ° 34'  E
SCB code :	S2117
Status:	Småort
Residents :	53 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	0.28 km²
Population density :	189 inhabitants / km²

Hulterstad is for community Mörbylånga belonging village ( småort ) on the Swedish Baltic island of Öland .

The place is located in the south-eastern part of the island and stretches as a row village of rural houses along the eastern coastal road of the island. North is Triberga , south Skärlöv . The barren landscape of the Stora Alvaret extends west of Hulterstad . The Penåsabäcken stream runs through the village towards the Baltic Sea .

Hulterstad Church

Hulterstad burial ground

In 1283 the place was first mentioned as Hulterstadhum . On June 1, 1676, the Swedish warship Kronan sank off Hulterstad. Until 1951, Hulterstad was an independent municipality. In the village is the church of Hulterstad and one of the typical Öland windmills . South of the town is one of the Iron Age derived burial ground . Nearby is a ship setting from the time of the Vikings .

Personalities

The photographer Carl E. Andersson was born in Hulterstad in 1892 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)