Mörlunda

Mörlunda is a town in the Swedish province of Kalmar County, the historical province of Småland. The place is located in the municipality of Hultsfred.

History

Mörlunda means as much as " bog forest " and is first mentioned in 1339. The settlement of the Emån Valley ( Emådalen ) to Mörlunda has a long history. Since the Stone Age settlements in the open countryside to the present day are shown continuously. Archaeological finds, burials, prehistoric roads and traps, sacred springs, mountains of slag ( iron mining ) are witness to the turbulent history of this region. End of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, the Danish army destroyed and burned the place. The Church of Mörlunda was built in 1845, the same place where there were previous, very old churches stood. In the 19th century, markets were held in Mörlunda and the economy flourished. There was a potash factory, mills, sawmills and furniture factories.

In a public park old, interesting buildings of Mörlunda be preserved from decay.

Geography

Mörlunda located in southern Sweden in the eastern part of the Småland highlands in a forest and lake landscape between the river and the lakes Emån Våmmesjö and Lillesjö, about 20 km south of the town of Hultsfred. Emån is considered the most biodiverse river southeast of Sweden. Among the best known species of Emån include catfish, salmon, sea trout and char. The river is also internationally for its fishing and for its canoeing known ( of varying difficulty ).