Vissefjärda

Vissefjärda
Vissefjärda Church and Memorial Park
Vissefjärda
Vissefjärda
Coordinates: 56°32′13″N 15°35′00″E / 56.53694°N 15.58333°E / 56.53694; 15.58333Coordinates: 56°32′13″N 15°35′00″E / 56.53694°N 15.58333°E / 56.53694; 15.58333
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 UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Vissefjärda is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden. Vissefjärda is also the name of the parish.[1]

Vissefjärda Church

Vissefjärda Church

Vissefjärda Church (Vissefjärda kyrka) dates to February 28, 1773. The stone church stands where the Lyckebyån runs into the Kyrksjön. The chandeliers are of varying age with the oldest dating to 1691. The altarpiece was painted by Pehr Hörberg in 1795. The pulpit is from 1842. The organ is acquired from Kalmar Cathedral in 1883. [2]

On an island opposite the church lies church memorial park (Minneslunden). Opposite the church, on the other side of the Lyckebyån, are church stables for some 200 horses. These were 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.

Historical Society

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.[3]

  • 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[4] and Kansas.[5]

Other services

Vissefjärda has a primary school of about 100 students. Extensive renovations in 2008 included the addition 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.

Notable Residents

Interior of Vissefjärda Church

References

  1. 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 2012-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Vissefjärda kyrka". Svenska Kyrkan. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån - Folkmängd i tätorter 1960-2005" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Setterdahl, Lilly (2003). Swedes in Moline, Illinois: 1847-2002. Universal-Publishers. pp. 81, 169. ISBN 9781581125825.
  5. ↑ Bergen, Alfred (1965). Pioneer Swedish-American culture in central Kansas. Lindsborg News-record. p. 68.70.
  6. ↑ "Nils Dacke". Historiesajten. 2017-10-25. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine, eds. (2002). All Music Guide to Jazz. Backbeat Books. p. 518. ISBN 9780879307172.
  8. ↑ Dodge, Daniel Kilham (1892). "Obituary: Theodor Wisen". Modern Language Notes: 446.


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