Nysater

Nysater
Nysater
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Värmland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Varmland
Municipality  :	Säffle
Coordinates :	59 ° 17 ′  N , 12 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 17 ′  N , 12 ° 47 ′  E
SCB code :	S5811
Status:	Småort
Residents :	160 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	0.5 km²
Population density :	320 inhabitants / km²

Historical market in Nysäter

Nysäter is a small town in the municipality of Säffle in the Swedish province of Värmland County . It was considered an important junction between the waterways of Vänern and Glafsfjorden and the Oslo - Karlstad road . The Säffle Canal runs near Nysäter .

There are archaeological monuments from the Iron Age and the time after the birth of Christ around the place . Four large barrows, such as the Olafshögen with a diameter of 40 meters, can be found here on the banks of the Bräven. The grave of the legendary king Olaf Trätälja is said to be located under the Olaf hill, which is also claimed by two other hills in Högsäter and Säffle . Olaf was King of Värmland and the progenitor of the Norwegian royal family. He died as a burnt offering for Odin.

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1758 as an ox market. By the time it was officially closed as a marketplace in 1869, Nysäter had 67 market stalls.

On the banks of the Bräven there has been the Värmlands Vikingacenter Viking Village Museum since the 2000s , operated by the Vikingaleden association (“Viking Trail ”). Nysäter is also the home port of the replica Viking ship Glad av Gillberga.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)
2. ↑ Website of the Föreningen Vikingaleden ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2007 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.