Gällersta Parish, Örebro, Sweden Genealogy

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History
Gällersta (earlier Gellersta) lies about 10 km south of Örebro along a modern highway and the Hallsberg-Örebro railway line. The parish dates back to the middle ages. Primarily given to agriculture with flat land but the northern part gives way to woodland. A river, Täljeån, runs through the parish and a lake, Mosjön, figured in the history. The water level was lowered in the 1850s and again in the 1880s to reclaim more land for farming. Land reform (skifte) affected farm boundries in the mid 1800s. Gällersta is also the name of the small church village. Industry historically consisted of a few grist mills, several of which shut down when the lake level was lowered.

Place Names
Almbro, Attersta, Bondsäter, Boängen, Bro (Norra), Bro (Södra), Fattighuset, Fellersta, Gellersta, Gryt, Guttersboda, Herminge, Klockarebord, Klockaregården, Kyrkbord, Kyrkebol, Löfsäter, Lilla Eskog, Äskog (Eskog), Ökna,

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


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