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Latest revision as of 09:43, 5 September 2021
Place in Östergötland, Sweden
| Malexander | |
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 Malexander Church | |
  MalexanderShow map of Östergötland MalexanderShow map of Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 58°02′N 15°17′E / 58.033°N 15.283°E / 58.033; 15.283 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Östergötland |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Municipality | Boxholm Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 km (0.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 75 |
| • Density | 296/km (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Malexander is a small village in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Linköping and 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Boxholm. It is located close to the lake Sommen and has a jetty where the steamboat S/S Boxholm II stops. It is well known for the 1999 Police Murders.
History
There is evidence of a church in Malexander from at least the 13th century. The current church, Malexander Church, was built in 1881 and partly rebuilt following a fire in 1929.
Malexander murders
Main article: Malexander murdersOn 28 May 1999, one of the most high-profile murders in Sweden took place in Malexander when two police officers were executed following a bank robbery in Kisa.
Notable people
- Hilding Hagberg, chairman of the Swedish Communist Party (1951–1963)
- Sven Stolpe, author
- Bengt Åkerblom, author of Åkerblomstolen
- Pelle Björnlert, riksspelman.
References
- ^ "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- "S/S Boxholm II vedeldad ångbåt från 1904" (in Swedish). boxholm2.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Malexander Kyrka" (in Swedish). Svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- Lindström, P. O. (28 July 2004). "Bakgrund: Polismorden i Malexander". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- Mattsson, Anna (28 May 2007). "Fakta: Malexandermorden". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 March 2012.
External links
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