Kronobergs län
You are standing on historic ground now. Already 5,000 years ago, people lived in these areas. They lived, loved, argued and did their best to survive. When an important person died, they buried him under a pile of stones, called a burial caim. The large bu…
Welcome to Konga! This is a mill town with a long history where Dång's bridge from the 1840s lies like a jewel in the middle of the historic landscape. South of the bridge is a beautiful brick building which, for centuries, used Ronnebyån's water as a power…
Krokfjorden is a lobed lake with small islands. During test fishing, perch, birch, bream, yarrow, pike, roach and tench have been found. The water in Krokfjorden was raised when the sulphite factory in Konga was built in 1889. You can buy a digital fishing…
The foundation of the small croft, T. Smedlyckan, is located by the road right at the entrance to Kallanäs. During the latest farm and croft inventory, the local heritage association was able to confirm that foreman Peter Johansson and his wife, Eva Peters,…
"From Stone Age days in the land of Sweden a burial site is found on the shore of "Kalven", where the heather blooms in the summer time and the sun's rays bring peace and tranquillity to the people, who rest here in the old village, so dear to us all". / K.…
Skärsnäs then and now – landscape in change From Åskefällalund to Skärsnäs, the trail runs over previously cultivated land planted with spruce. Old hay meadows, peat fields and moss plantations bear witness to the farming efforts of the farmers. Today, the…
Yxnanäs ancient cottage from the 18th century is next to the emigrant trail. Anna Maria Pettersson was the last to live in the cottage and she lived there until 1912. Yxnanäs home village association moved the ancient cottage here from Flisehult. The unpain…
The eel fishing house at lake Kvesen The building is intended for eel fishing for the so-called "Åboans", i.e. the property owners in Yxnanäs. It was probably built before the year 1550 and has been cared for by the "Turbo residents". Eel fishing has been a…
Videsjön, a sunken lake of prehistoric importance from the Värend region, today of national interest as a bird protection area. The parish border between Ljuder - Linneryd and the municipal border between Lessebo and Tingsryd municipalities runs here.
Stone chest burial site and large stones, ancient memory
Burial cairn with stone coffin from 1500-500 BC. at the bottom. Found finds show that the area was already inhabited 5,000 years ago.
Old farm ground. In 1836, when Södra Sandsjö church was inaugurated by Bishop Esias Tegnér, the then owner Lars Persson received the Agricultural Academy's medal for the new construction of the drying shed. Now the entire property is grown up with woods but…
The trail here crosses the sunken land on a rolling bridge, i.e. round timber laid lengthwise and crosswise, probably also on a rice bed. The bridge was built in 1918-1919 for horse-drawn wagons that transported timber and pulpwood to Gamle saw at Krokfjord…
The embankment you are walking on is a dam against the spring and autumn floods in Ronnebyån. A so-called embankment, with a system of canals connected to a pumping station for drying about 40 ha of agricultural land. The original dams were carried out 1939…
The village of Bro is mentioned as early as 1545 and has always benefited from its beautiful location by the Ronnebyån. The village has arranged a nice rest area right next to the river with a view of the old stone bridge. In 1910, the old wooden bridge was…
