Sandviken, together with the neighbouring town of
Västra Näs, is one of the many minor communities and beaches of
Sölvesborg in southeastern
Sweden. Historically, this part of the
Listerlandet
Listerlandet is a peninsula in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden. Its main settlement is Mjällby.
History
Listerlandet was originally in practice an island, surrounded by the Baltic Sea to the south, west and east, and in north ...
was the first place to be inhabited, when the first settlers arrived to this part of
Sweden in the Nordic
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
, i.e., approximately 500. Finds from inhabitants here are at display at the museum of
Sölvesborg. From here, the early settlers spread to other parts of the area, and Sandviken became a part of the surrounding farming settlements.
[I Sölvesborg på 1800-talet, Rut Liedgren]
In the early 20th century, Västra Näs was mainly reached via a ferry service from
Tredenborg Tredenborg is a smaller locality with a population of 120 inhabitants in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County in southern Sweden.
Today, the area is populated mostly with summer cottages and a camping site. The locality had a ferry connecti ...
, just outside the central city of
Sölvesborg. The ferry traffic was partially industrial and partially for the benefit of people looking to go swimming on the beaches.
Today, Sandviken and Västra Näs form a largely summer residential area with only a few permanent inhabitants.
References
Populated places in Sölvesborg Municipality
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