Vissefjärda
| Vissefjärda | |
|---|---|
  Vissefjärda  Vissefjärda | |
| Coordinates: 56°32′13″N 15°35′00″E / 56.53694°N 15.58333°ECoordinates: 56°32′13″N 15°35′00″E / 56.53694°N 15.58333°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Municipality | Emmaboda Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 670 |
| • Density | 584/km2 (1,510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Vissefjärda is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 670 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Vissefjärda is also the name of the parish.
Church and stables
The Vissefjärda church, consecrated in 1773, stands where the Lyckebyån runs into the Kyrksjön. Opposite the church, on the other side of the Lyckebyån, are church stables for some 200 horses, built in 1855 and in use until the late 1930s. The old county road ran along the stables and then crossed the river via an arched bridge, which was demolished in 1937. Since 1948 the stables accommodate a local museum with old tools and household items from the area, and it is the location for Midsummer festivities.
The Vissefjarda Local History Society was formed in April 18, 1937. Since 1950 they publish an annual review, I Dackebygd, "In Dacke's countryside". Besides the church stables and the Kyrkeby Distillery, the association also takes care of some older houses and cottages in the parish.
Population and area
Vissefjärda's municipality is 115 ha. Its population varied only slightly since 1960.[2]
- 1960: 623
- 1965: 688
- 1970: 736
- 1975: 770
- 1980: 757
- 1990: 746
- 1995: 714
- 2000: 695
- 2005: 673
- 2010: 670
Migrants from Vissefjärda in the twentieth century to the United States ended up in Illinois[3] and Kansas.[4]
Other services
Vissefjärda has a primary school of about 100 students. Extensive renovations in 2008 included the additino of a library. There is a kindergarten, Panther, with about 50 children, and a preschool, Lillgården, for children up to five years.
The Emmaboda golf club owns a golf course with 18 holes, Björketorp, at Kyrksjön. The local sports club, VGIF, was established in 1929, and has football, table tennis, gymnastics, and tennis.
Notables
- Nils Dacke (1510-1543), leader of a popular revolt against Gustav Vasa
- Lars Gullin (1928-1976), jazz saxophone player[5]
- Theodor Wisén (1835-1892), scholar of Old Norse and other languages[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån - Folkmängd i tätorter 1960-2005". Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ↑ Setterdahl, Lilly (2003). Swedes in Moline, Illinois: 1847-2002. Universal-Publishers. pp. 81, 169. ISBN 9781581125825.
- ↑ Bergen, Alfred (1965). Pioneer Swedish-American culture in central Kansas. Lindsborg News-record. p. 68.70.
- ↑ Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine, eds. (2002). All Music Guide to Jazz. Backbeat Books. p. 518. ISBN 9780879307172.
- ↑ Dodge, Daniel Kilham (1892). "Obituary: Theodor Wisen". Modern Language Notes: 446.