Sweden Abbreviations in Svensk Ortförteckning

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Overview Svensk Ortförteckning gave employees of the Swedish railroad, postal and the telephone and telegraph organizations a reference to locate address and routing information given minimal placename data like a farm name or a village. The telephone book-like publication uses a very stylized format and extensive abbreviations to keep the book size managable with very compact notations for each place in Sweden. Entries are listed alphabetically (Swedish alphabet!) by place name. Note the directory uses all capital letters for county (län) names, bold type for rail, postal, telegraph or telephone data and special (non-character) symbols as descibed further below mainly to show distances. Entries will usually help you locate even very small places on a good quality map and often identify kommuns in place in the 1960s.

abbreviation = Swedish word = English translation

anst = anstalt = institution banv = banvaktstuga = rr watch cottage BLEK = Blekinge län = Blekinge County br = bruk = works, factory by = by = village

elv = elektricitetsverk = electric power station fabr = fabrik = factory fideik = fideikomiss = entailed estate fiskl = fiskeläge = fishing village GBG = Göteborg och Bohus County

gd = gård = small farm gd:ar = gårdar = large farm or farms GOTL = Gotland County Gotl = Gotlands = GÄVL = Gävleborg County

HALL = Halland County hl = handelslägenhet = store hlp = håll- och lastplats vid järnväg = rr stop hp = hållplats vid järnväg = rr stop hpb = hållplats för buss = bus stop

hpr = hållplats för rälsbuss = railbus stop ind:omr = industriområde = industrial area inr = inrättning = (government) establishment inst = institut = institution J = adress för järnvägsgods = address for rail shippments

JKPG = Jönköping County JMTL = Jämtland County jv = (såsom beteckning å orts beskaffenhet) järnvägsstation utan telegrambefordring, (omedelbart efter telegrafadress) järnvägs- station = rr station without telegraph jvt = järnvägsstation med telegrafbefordring = rr station with telegraf service

jagm = jagmästarboställe = wildlife ranger station Jämtl = Jämtlands = KALM = Kalmar County kol:i = koloni = summer camp KPBG = Kopparberg County

KRIST = Kristianstad County krj = kronojägarboställe = royal wildlife ranger KRON = Kronoberg County kv = kvarn = mill (wind or water driven) L:a, L = Lilla = Little

lg = lägenhet = appartment, living quarters (not part of a farm) lp = lastplats vid järnväg = rr freight loading place MALM = Malmöhus County mej:i = mejeri = dairy N:a, N = Norra = North

NBTN = Norrbotten County Norrl = Norrlands- = Norrlands o = och = and omr = område P = postadress = post office address

pens = pensionat = boarding house pk = postkontor = post office pob = postombud = postal representative prästgd = prästgård = vicar's farm pst = poststation = post station pxp = postexpedition = branch post office rest = restaurang = restaurant s = samtalsstation = public telephone station S:a, S = Södra- = South  samh = samhälle = small community, village

sanat = sanatorium = sanitorium sk = skola = school SKBG = Skaraborg County skogv = skogvaktarbostad = forest range lodging Smål = Smålands- = Småland

S:t = Sankt = Saint St:a, St = Stora- = Greater stenh:i = stenhuggeri = stone quary STH = Stockholm County stn = station = station

SÖDM = Södermanland County Sorml = Sörmlands- = Södermansland Tf = adress för telefonsamtal = address for telephone calls Tg = adress för telegram = address for telegram tg = telegrafstation och samtalsstation = telegram and telephone station

tingsst = tingsställe = court location trädgd = handlsträdgård = commercial nursery-orchard tu = telegramutbäringsställe = telegram delivery location tx = telegrafexpedition och samtalsstation eller telegraminlämningsställe och samtallsstation = telegraph office with telephones Uppl - Upplands- = Upplands

UPPS = Uppsala County V:a, V = Västra- = West VBTN = Västerbotten County verkst = verkstad = workshop, works VNRL = Västernorrland County

VRML = Värmland County VSTM = Västmanland County Värml = Värmlands- = Värmland åldh = ålderdomshem = old folks home ångb:stn = ångbåtsstation = steamboat station

ÄLVSB = Älvsborg County Ö:a, Ö = Östra = East ÖREB = Örebro County ÖSTG = Östergötland County  other symbols used * (solid star) landskommun with same name as a town (triangle) distance (km) "as the bird flys" (circle dot) distance (km) by driving (square) distance (km) partially by water * (open star) follows name of part-time rr office  word used as an adjuctive

Following Tf you will find the Swedish telephone local area code and which telephone book the area will be listed in.

Example from 1965 Svensk Ortförteckning:

Kvistbro samh hp fabr:er Svartå (Kvistbro) ÖREB  P Fjugesta Tf

0585 Ör Tg Kumla (triangle)19  J Fjugesta 5 Vretstorp (circle dot)16

Kvistbro  includes a small settlement, rr stop, factories (these are small) and located in Svartå Kommun formerly Kvistbro (also the parish name), Örebro Län, post office in Fjugesta, telephone code 0585 and directory Ör  telegraph office at Kumla 19 km away, rail shipping to Fjugesta 5 km away or Vretstorp 16 km away by road. (Note these are 1965 kommun names!)

Swedish Terms to Know
GÅRD - Farm

BY - Village

FÖRSAMLING - Parish (Congregation)

SOCKEN - Parish

HÄRAD - Court District

LÄN - County

LANDSKAP - Province

Swedish Place Name Prefixes to Know
NORRA (N) North

SÖDRA (S) South

VÄSTRA (V) West

ÖSTRA (Ö) East

LILLA (L) Little

STORA (St) Greater

NEDRE (Ne) Lower

ÖVRE (Ö) Upper

YTTER (Y) Outer

INDRE (I) Inner