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[[File:Marknad i Nysäter.jpg|thumb|Market days in Nysäter (2007).]] |
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'''Nysäter''' is a village in [[Värmland County]], [[Sweden]], located north of the city of [[Säffle]]. |
'''Nysäter,''' or Värmlands Nysäter, is a village in [[Värmland County]], [[Sweden]], located north of the city of [[Säffle]]. It belongs to Gillberga Parish. |
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The first inhabits came to the place now called Nysäter 2000-1500 years ago. The sand ridge is a place where you can see traces of the prehistoric age and also Kungshöjden and the market-shop. Kungshöjden is a burial mound from 400-500 years ago. The market-shop is from 1750.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://gillberga.se/Portals/gillberga/Bygdeblad/GBB%201-18-3.pdf?ver=2019-01-19-104825-433|title=gillberga.se|last=|first=|last2=|date=|website=Gillberga Bygdeblad|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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In 2010, Nysäter had 149 inhabitants. Despite that, there are both a school and a preschool there.<ref>[[:sv:Nysäter]]</ref> |
In 2010, Nysäter had 149 inhabitants. Despite that, there are both a school and a preschool there.<ref>[[:sv:Nysäter]]</ref> |
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== History == |
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In 1678 Nysäter village was burned down to the ground, and it was a big catastrophe for the inhabits in Nysäter, since they lost everything they had. The people in the village were in church when the fire begun. When they came home the whole village had been destroyed by the fire. The inhabits in Nysäter began to build up the village again after the fire. But it´s not known if they built up the village on the same place that were before the fire.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=http://gillberga.se/Portals/gillberga/Bygdeblad/GBB%201-18-3.pdf?ver=2019-01-19-104825-433|title=gillberga.se|last=|first=|last2=|date=|website=Gillberga Bygdeblad|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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[[File:Gillberga Church.jpg|thumb|Gillberga Church]] |
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In 1700 the village consisted of seven farms. After that the it begun to expand and more farms had begun to be built built or bought as the market in Nysäter expanded. Nysäters Cottage was build in the middle of the 1800's. The quire, who owned the whole village, came to live there. This was the start of a new era of growth and modernization. Not long after, a dairy and tannery was built, as well as a bank office was constructed. Sea transports were modernized due to the industrialization and had ships embarked and disembarked on a regular basis .<ref name=":02" /> |
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Gillberga was an independent county in Värmland from 1862 to 1970. Every inhabitant in Gillberga parish was invited to the first county meeting, but only landowners and people who had enough income had right to vote. Over the years changes were made, and finally all inhabitants of age had the right to vote.<ref>{{Cite book|title=I enens rike|last=|first=|publisher=Gillberga Hembygdsförening|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=109}}</ref> |
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== Geography == |
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Gilberga parish is situated in an area that the geologists called Gillberga Skålen, because it has the shape of a bowl. There are lots of various types of rocks in the area. Grey-stone, granite and red gneiss are some of the rocks that can be found. The parish consisted long ago of high mountains and valleys, and it still does even though they are not that characteristic. The ground in the area has mainly been hardened due to processes in Prehistoric Times.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gilberga Socken|last=|first=|publisher=Hugo Blixt|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=6}}</ref> |
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The farmland consists mostly of clayey soils because for many thousand years the ocean covered what now is Gilberga parish. The Ice Age affected the area, the ground was elevated from the ocean level and clay was left in this place as the ocean withdrew. An interesting finding from the Ice age are the big sand hill in Nysäter and Hasslerud. By the shore of the Gillberga lake, the water has been swirled the sand and done so that the rocks are round cut.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gilberga Socken|last=|first=|publisher=Hugo blixt|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=6,7}}</ref> |
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[[File:Gillbergasjön.jpg|thumb|Gillberga Lake (2019)]] |
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== Gilberga lake == |
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Gillberga lake is a 200 hectare nature reserve. 1986 was the year as it became a nature reserve, a reason for that was the cultural and historical value and it is uniqueness in the county of Värmland. The reserve is located south of Gilberga church. In March and the beginning of April are the bird skylark there. Later the will be many other birds there.<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Enens rike|last=|first=|publisher=Gillberga hembygdsförening|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 14:32, 16 December 2019
Nysäter, or Värmlands Nysäter, is a village in Värmland County, Sweden, located north of the city of Säffle. It belongs to Gillberga Parish.
The first inhabits came to the place now called Nysäter 2000-1500 years ago. The sand ridge is a place where you can see traces of the prehistoric age and also Kungshöjden and the market-shop. Kungshöjden is a burial mound from 400-500 years ago. The market-shop is from 1750.[1]
In Nysäter you can find the small grocery store, ICA Vikinghallen and a Viking Center. Every year in August, there's a fair held in Nysäter, which brings many people to the small village.
In 2010, Nysäter had 149 inhabitants. Despite that, there are both a school and a preschool there.[2]
History
In 1678 Nysäter village was burned down to the ground, and it was a big catastrophe for the inhabits in Nysäter, since they lost everything they had. The people in the village were in church when the fire begun. When they came home the whole village had been destroyed by the fire. The inhabits in Nysäter began to build up the village again after the fire. But it´s not known if they built up the village on the same place that were before the fire.[3]
In 1700 the village consisted of seven farms. After that the it begun to expand and more farms had begun to be built built or bought as the market in Nysäter expanded. Nysäters Cottage was build in the middle of the 1800's. The quire, who owned the whole village, came to live there. This was the start of a new era of growth and modernization. Not long after, a dairy and tannery was built, as well as a bank office was constructed. Sea transports were modernized due to the industrialization and had ships embarked and disembarked on a regular basis .[3]
Gillberga was an independent county in Värmland from 1862 to 1970. Every inhabitant in Gillberga parish was invited to the first county meeting, but only landowners and people who had enough income had right to vote. Over the years changes were made, and finally all inhabitants of age had the right to vote.[4]
Geography
Gilberga parish is situated in an area that the geologists called Gillberga Skålen, because it has the shape of a bowl. There are lots of various types of rocks in the area. Grey-stone, granite and red gneiss are some of the rocks that can be found. The parish consisted long ago of high mountains and valleys, and it still does even though they are not that characteristic. The ground in the area has mainly been hardened due to processes in Prehistoric Times.[5]
The farmland consists mostly of clayey soils because for many thousand years the ocean covered what now is Gilberga parish. The Ice Age affected the area, the ground was elevated from the ocean level and clay was left in this place as the ocean withdrew. An interesting finding from the Ice age are the big sand hill in Nysäter and Hasslerud. By the shore of the Gillberga lake, the water has been swirled the sand and done so that the rocks are round cut.[6]
Gilberga lake
Gillberga lake is a 200 hectare nature reserve. 1986 was the year as it became a nature reserve, a reason for that was the cultural and historical value and it is uniqueness in the county of Värmland. The reserve is located south of Gilberga church. In March and the beginning of April are the bird skylark there. Later the will be many other birds there.[7]
References
- ^ "gillberga.se" (PDF). Gillberga Bygdeblad.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ sv:Nysäter
- ^ a b "gillberga.se" (PDF). Gillberga Bygdeblad.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ I enens rike. Gillberga Hembygdsförening. p. 109.
- ^ Gilberga Socken. Hugo Blixt. p. 6.
- ^ Gilberga Socken. Hugo blixt. pp. 6, 7.
- ^ I Enens rike. Gillberga hembygdsförening.
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