Salem (Sweden)
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Stockholm County | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Södermanland | |||||
| Municipality : | Salem | |||||
| Coordinates : | 59 ° 12 ′ N , 17 ° 46 ′ E | |||||
| Residents : | 14,171 (December 31, 2005) | |||||
Salem is a part of the municipality ( kommundel ) in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the historical province of Södermanland . The place is the main town of the homonymous municipality and together with Rönninge forms the municipality of Salem, but is not a crime scene . The Swedish capital Stockholm is not far from Salem .
The place is known for the March of Salem ( Salemmarschen ), which has taken place annually since 2000 and was initiated by neo-Nazis as a result of the manslaughter of Daniel Wretström, the 17-year-old drummer of a right-wing rock band.
There is a medieval church in Salem , the Salems kyrka .
sons and daughters of the town
- Mikael Magnusson (* 1973), former ice hockey player
Web links
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