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SwedenGenWeb | Regional site |
| Närke | Landskap (province) |
| Närke is the southern half of Örebro
län (the other being the western
half of Västmanlands län) Area: 4 446 sqkm. Pop: abt 182 000 (1980). |
| Örebro | Askersund | Degerfors | Hallsberg | Laxå | Kumla |
| Topic | Name | Description | Link | L |
| General | SCB# 18 | |||
| Örebro län | Forskarkällan | Very rich site. Most socknar in Örebro län. RECOMMENDED | >Go> | S |
| Facts | ||||
| Province | Länsstyrelse | County gov't. Admin info | B | |
| Geography | Tham, Wilhelm | Beskrifning öfver Örebro län, 1849 | S | |
| Geography | Saxon, J. L. (et al) | Den älsta Närkesbeskrivningen (ancient times) | S | |
| Geography | Until 1779 this Närke was part of Närkes och Värmlands län (county). Then it was split into Värmlands län and Örebro län. (Örebro län was created in 1634) . | S | ||
| Geography | Svenska Turistföreningens årsbok 1930: Närke, 1930 | S | ||
| Churches | Descriptions (RAÄ) | Swedish state church buildings. | S | |
| Härader | Hardemo hd: Kräklinge and Hardemo socknar. 94 sqkm, 55% farm land. Pop 1 995 (1940) | |||
| Sköllersta hd: Norrbyås, Gällersta, Ekeby, Sköllersta, Svennevad and Bo socknar. | ||||
| Grimstens hd: Hackvad, Viby and Ramundeboda socknar. 293 sqkm, 23 % farm land. Pop: 6 535 (1940). |
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| Specific Guides | ||||
| Local sites | ||||
| Degerfors | SCB# 1862. Placed on Värmland province site -> Degerfors | |||
| Nysund socken | Belongs to Närke province since 1923. Please see under Värmland -> Degerfors | |||
| Specific Sources | ||||
| Örebro Stadsarkiv | Emigrant Index 1840-1930 (downloadable !) | Emigrants from Örebro län
(>48000 indiv) Karlskoga (Värmland province) is included Also an IMMIGRANT index |
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| Örebro Stadsarkiv | Many various databases | Index | ||
| Researcher | Leif Danielsson | Researching several parishes in Närke | >Go> | S |
SCB# = SCB Id number. RAÄ
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