Vissefjärda is a

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situated in

Emmaboda Municipality Emmaboda Municipality () is a municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Emmaboda. The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (''köping'') of Emmaboda (itself instituted in 193 ...

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Jönköping County, Jönköping, Blekinge County, Blekinge and Östergötland County, Östergötland. To the ...

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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

Diocese of Växjö The Diocese of Växjö () is one of 13 dioceses within the Lutheran Church of Sweden. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Växjö. The diocese was established in the 12th century as a Roman Catholic bishopric, but was taken over by the Ch ...

. 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 ...

in 1795. The pulpit is from 1842. The organ is acquired from

Kalmar Cathedral Kalmar Cathedral () is in the city of Kalmar in Småland in southeast Sweden. Located in Stortorget Square, construction began in 1660. The Cathedral was designed for the Church of Sweden by architect Nicodemus Tessin. History The new city of K ...

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 Nils Dacke (died 1543) was a Swedish yeoman who was the leader of a mid-16th century peasant revolt in the historic province of Småland in southern Sweden. The resulting Dacke War () was fought against King of Sweden, King Gustav I of Sweden ...

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

Småland Småland () is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name ''Småland'' literally means "small la ...

and popular upraising against King

Gustav Vasa Gustav Eriksson Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. He was previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (''Reichsverweser#Sweden, Riksföreståndare'') fr ...

. *

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 Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

, scholar of

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

and other

Scandinavian languages The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The language group is al ...

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
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