Kvistbro Parish, Örebro, Sweden Genealogy

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History
Kvistbro (Qvistbro in earlier times) parish already existed in the middle ages and includes woodland, farming areas and some small-scale mining. Until 1872 the parish was divided into landslag (farming) and bergslag (mining) districts which put each part of the parish in a separate härad (Edsberg and Lekeberg). Since then it belongs entirely to Edsbergs härad. A very old road, Letstigen, passes by the church and with the coming of railroads, Kvistbro became a station on the Svartåbanan which connected Svartå iron works with Örebro city. The small Svartå river runs through the parish which also encompasses a number of small lakes.

Place Names
Baggetorp

Dormen

Gropen

Hessleby Kyrkotorp, Kälkesta

Ljungstorp

Mullhyttan

Svartå

Vekhyttan, Westanby

Ökna

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


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Husförslängd only after 1800! Some church books back to 1680s.


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