Sävsjö
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Jönköpings län | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Småland | |||||
| Municipality : | Sävsjö | |||||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 24 ' N , 14 ° 40' E | |||||
| SCB code : | 1688 | |||||
| Status: | Crime scene | |||||
| Residents : | 5374 (December 31, 2015) | |||||
| Area : | 4.52 km² | |||||
| Population density : | 1189 inhabitants / km² | |||||
| List of perpetrators in Jönköpings län | ||||||
Sävsjö is a town in the Swedish province of Jönköpings län and the historic province of Småland . The place is the main town in the municipality of the same name .
history
The foundation goes back to the year 1864. At the end of the 19th century, railroad lines were laid across the country. As a result, new towns and cities often emerged at the stops, as was the case with Sävsjö. The inauguration of the local train station took place on October 1, 1864, which could also be considered the actual date of founding of Sävsjo. The station got its name from the nearby lake Sävsjön . At that time there was only a station building with adjoining warehouses and a few railway apartments from the former location. The decisive reason for placing the stop exactly there was the connection to the road connections between Vetlanda and Vrigstad or Eksjö and Sandsjö , as the routes were not far from the rail link.
The favorable location of the city meant that it grew rapidly shortly after it was founded. Fifteen years after the station was built, around 900 people lived in Sävsjö, many of them from the neighboring communities. The place became a trading point with handicraft businesses, some of which developed into large businesses. The wood and food processing industries with butchers and grain processing also developed in Sävsjö .
In 1907 a sanatorium was established in Sävsjö as a sanatorium for people with lung disease. The building now used as Hotel Ljunga Park is one of the largest wooden houses in Northern Europe. The Sanatorieskogen forest and park surrounding the building is now the Sävsjös recreational area.
On January 1, 1947, Sävsjö was granted city rights. Previously, in 1940 the neighboring municipality of Bringetofta was merged with Sävsjö. In 1962 the place Hjärtlanda, 1992 also Skepperstad was attached to Sävsjö. When it was granted city rights, Sävsjö became the country's 126th city.
Attractions
The fact that the area around today's town of Sävsjö was one of the early settlements can be proven today by the finds of rune stones and grave sites. There are also some churches from the second half of the 12th century in the Sävsjö area.
Southeast Sävsjös is located on an island in the lake Eksjöhovgårdssjö the castle ruins Eksjöhovgård . Not far from here is the fire museum , which deals with the history of the fire service, and the Skomakar museum , in which the shoemaker's profession is treated.
Sävsjö is known for its gardens. Stefan Lagerquist , who is responsible for the gardens, was named City Gardener of the Year in 2004.
Personalities
Born in Sävsjo:
- Gustav Rosen (1876–1942), Swedish civil servant, politician and publisher,
- Jonas Claesson (* 1970), bandy player ,
- Emelie Wikström (* 1992), ski racer.
- Svenne Hedlund (* 1945), member of the music group The Hep Stars and later Svenne & Lotta , now lives with his wife Lotta in Sävsjö.
The Finnish-Swedish poet Bertel Gripenberg (1878–1947) died in the Sävsjöer sanatorium. The zoologist and polar researcher Axel Ohlin (1867–1903) and the Indologist Gösta Liebert (1916–1998) also died in the village.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
Perpetrator: Rörvik | Sävsjö | Stockaryd | Vrigstad
Småorter: Hjälmseryd | Hultagård | Hylletofta | Vallsjöbaden