Markaryd

Markaryd is a locality ( tätort ) in Sweden and the main town in the municipality Markaryd. It is close to the European Route 4, with the north of Sweden, Stockholm, among others, combines Helsingborg and is located in the outer south in the County of Kronoberg County, the historical province of Småland.

History

In the 17th century Markaryd was an important border town to Denmark, who owned the now southern Sweden, parts of the country until the Peace of Roskilde. In order to establish a postal service to Stockholm, one taught in Markaryd a one of the first post offices in the country. As of 1638, the post office took to the service of Denmark and the rest of Europe, to Stockholm. After Sweden conquered the southern part of the country Skåne, Markaryd lost its position as a border town.

At the end of the 19th century the two rail lines - Jönköping Åstorp or Hässleholm Halmstad were built in Sweden. The two lines met in Markaryd, thus the place gained at this time much more important and grew into a railroad junction. The former major routes, however, were largely shut down over time, so of them is that a link between Hässleholm and Halmstad remains. This route is used both by freight services as well as from the Swedish high-speed train X2000 for the compounds Malmö - Gothenburg or Malmö-Stockholm/Oslo. Discussions about the involvement of intermediate stops in Markaryd on these lines have so far to no decision. Today Markaryd is a place with a lively trade, are located in the numerous industrial companies.