Flemmingeland

Flemmingeland

An enigmatic name that is somehow connected to the Flemming noble family, who came from Belgium to Sweden in the 15th century. A tradition in Madesjö claims that a Flemming was the commander of Kalmar Castle and had the crew of a boat that was wrecked in the Kalmar Strait settle in this area, which was then called Flemmingeland.

Flemmingeland's chapel with its freestanding bell tower dates from the 1930s.