Vissefjärda is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality,

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. Vissefjärda is also the name of the parish.

Vissefjärda Church

Vissefjärda Church (''Vissefjärda kyrka'') dates to February 28, 1773. It is associated with the parish of Emmaboda in the

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. The stone church stands where the Lyckebyån River runs into lake Kyrksjön. The chandeliers are of varying age with the oldest dating to 1691. The altarpiece was painted by

Pehr Hörberg Pehr Hörberg (January 31, 1746, in Virestad parish in Småland, Sweden – January 24, 1816, in Risinge in Östergötland, Sweden) was a Sweden, Swedish artist, painter and musician. In 1769 he married the maid Maria Eriksdotter and they had t ...

in 1795. The pulpit is from 1842. The organ is acquired from Kalmar Cathedral in 1883. The wooden church bell tower was erected in 1774. 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

Vissefjarda Local History Society (''Vissefjärda Hembygdsförening'') was formed on April 18, 1937. Since 1950, the association has published an annual review, ''I Dackebygd''. Besides the church stables and the historic Kyrkeby Distillery (''Kyrkeby Bränneri'') which from the 1770s, 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. *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 and Kansas.

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

* Nils Dacke (1510-1543), leader of a mid-16th century peasant revolt in

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and popular upraising against King Gustav Vasa. *

Lars Gullin Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin (4 May 1928 – 17 May 1976) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist. Career Lars Gullin was born in Visby, Sweden. He was a child prodigy on the accordion. At age thirteen, he played clarinet in a military band and later l ...

(1928-1976), jazz musician and saxophonist *

Theodor Wisén Theodor Wisén (31 March 1835 – 15 February 1892) was a Swedish philologist of Scandinavian languages. Biography Wisén was born in the parish of Vissefjärda in Kalmar County. He studied the classics, especially Greek, before turning to Scand ...

(1835-1892), Rector of Lund University, scholar of Old Norse and other Scandinavian languages

Gallery

Vissefjärda kyrka 008.jpg, Altarpiece Vissefjärda kyrka, predikstol.JPG, Pulpit Vissefjärda kyrka orgelläcktare.JPG, Sanctuary Vissefjärda kyrka 012.jpg, Baptismal Font Vissefjärda kyrka 022.jpg, Church Hymnboard File:Vissefjärda kyrka 006.jpg, Altar

References

External links

Emmaboda parish websiteVissefjärda Hembygdsförening websiteKyrkeby Bränneri website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vissefjarda Populated places in Kalmar County Populated places in Emmaboda Municipality