Stallarholmen, located on Lake Mälaren is situated partly on the mainland and partly on the island of Selaön, Sweden's largest freshwater island. The island and the mainland are connected via a bridge built in the mid 20th century.
The etymology of the name Stallarholmen may be related to stables ("stall") and small islands ("holme"). An article in Strengnäs Tidning from 1927 says the word "holme" refers to the isthmus that juts out from the mainland. Another suggested etymology relates to King Charles XI of Sweden stabling his horses and exchanging carriages in Stallarholmen during his regular trips to Kungsör. Although out of the way in summer, during winter travel over ice made this a convenient stop. However, Charles XI was king in the late 17th century, while there is reference to the name Stallarholmen in the letters of Gustav Vasa from the 1540s and 1550s, making this etymology somewhat dubious.
The land around Stallarholmen, both on the mainland and on Selaön, consists largely of clay. Brickworks were a primary industry in the area until the late 1970s. Selaön was home to several brickworks, including Nasby, Fiskarudden, Valla and Husby. On the mainland were several more, including Sundby and Räfsnäs. All but Husby Brickyard, the largest and last to close, are now demolished. The former Husby premises now house several small businesses and a marina.
Stallarholmen surrounding area contains 25 runestones, most of them on Selaön. This is the highest concentration in Södermanland.
A major recurring event in Stallarholmen is the Viking Festival. This festival, which features Viking style entertainers, craftsmen, drama and games attracts thousands of visitors each year. Since 2003 it has taken place on Selaön during the first weekend of July. In 2006 a newly carved runestone was raised at the location with the inscription "Stallarholmens Vikings raised this stone as a link between the past and the future".
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^ abc"Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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stallarholmen, locality, situated, strängnäs, municipality, södermanland, county, sweden, with, inhabitants, 2010, show, södermanlandshow, swedencoordinates, 200countryswedenprovincesödermanlandcountysödermanland, countymunicipalitysträngnäs, municipalityarea,. Stallarholmen is a locality situated in Strangnas Municipality Sodermanland County Sweden with 1 623 inhabitants in 2010 1 StallarholmenStallarholmenShow map of SodermanlandStallarholmenShow map of SwedenCoordinates 59 22 N 17 12 E 59 367 N 17 200 E 59 367 17 200CountrySwedenProvinceSodermanlandCountySodermanland CountyMunicipalityStrangnas MunicipalityArea 1 Total1 95 km2 0 75 sq mi Population 31 December 2010 1 Total1 623 Density832 km2 2 150 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Stallarholmen located on Lake Malaren is situated partly on the mainland and partly on the island of Selaon Sweden s largest freshwater island The island and the mainland are connected via a bridge built in the mid 20th century The etymology of the name Stallarholmen may be related to stables stall and small islands holme An article in Strengnas Tidning from 1927 says the word holme refers to the isthmus that juts out from the mainland Another suggested etymology relates to King Charles XI of Sweden stabling his horses and exchanging carriages in Stallarholmen during his regular trips to Kungsor Although out of the way in summer during winter travel over ice made this a convenient stop However Charles XI was king in the late 17th century while there is reference to the name Stallarholmen in the letters of Gustav Vasa from the 1540s and 1550s making this etymology somewhat dubious The land around Stallarholmen both on the mainland and on Selaon consists largely of clay Brickworks were a primary industry in the area until the late 1970s Selaon was home to several brickworks including Nasby Fiskarudden Valla and Husby On the mainland were several more including Sundby and Rafsnas All but Husby Brickyard the largest and last to close are now demolished The former Husby premises now house several small businesses and a marina Stallarholmen surrounding area contains 25 runestones most of them on Selaon This is the highest concentration in Sodermanland A major recurring event in Stallarholmen is the Viking Festival This festival which features Viking style entertainers craftsmen drama and games attracts thousands of visitors each year Since 2003 it has taken place on Selaon during the first weekend of July In 2006 a newly carved runestone was raised at the location with the inscription Stallarholmens Vikings raised this stone as a link between the past and the future References edit a b c Tatorternas landareal folkmangd och invanare per km2 2005 och 2010 in Swedish Statistics Sweden 14 December 2011 Archived from the original on 27 January 2012 Retrieved 10 January 2012 nbsp This article about a location in Sodermanland County Sweden is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stallarholmen amp oldid 1093280756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
