Bjurtjärn socken is a former
socken
Socken ( or ) is the name used for a part of a counties of Sweden, county in Sweden. In Denmark, similar areas are known as , in Norway or and in Finland or . A is a rural area formed around a church, typically in the Middle Ages. A socken ...
in
Värmland
Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west.
Name
Several Latinized version ...
, Sweden. It was established in 1630, when
Karlskoga
Karlskoga () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. It is located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population o ...
socken were split into two new entities.
Since 1974, it has been part of the
Storfors Municipality
Storfors Municipality () is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Storfors, which has approximately 2,500 inhabitants.
The first local government unit named Storfors was created in 1950 when ...
.
Its largest settlement,
Kyrksten, has a population of about 300.
History
The
Bjurtjärn Church
The Bjurtjärn Church () is a Church (building), church building in Bjurtjärn socken, Bjurtjärn, Storfors Municipality, Sweden. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated in 1643. The church resembles the look of the Karlskoga ...
was built in the 17th century. Various items that is kept at this site were donated by the influential
Linroth family
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.
In 1854, more than 200 emigrants from Bjurtjärn settled in
Pepin County, in the US state of
Wisconsin
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.
Archeology
The ''socken'' has various graves from the
Iron Age
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.
Notable people
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Clas Frietzcky, politician
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Hans von Kantzow, inventor and engineer
Sites of interest in Bjurtjärn socken
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Alkvettern Manor
Alkvettern Manor (, ) is a manor house at lake Alkvettern in Bjurtjärn socken, Bjurtjärn, Storfors Municipality, Värmland County. It is located near Kyrksten, southeast of Storfors and 13 km (8 mi) northwest of Karlskoga. The manor has served as ...
See also
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Kerang
Kerang is a town on the Loddon River in north-central Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, cytisus proliferus, lucerne and grain. It is located no ...
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Stockholm (town), Wisconsin
References
Sockens in Sweden
Populated places in Storfors Municipality
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