This historical map of Södermanland, also known as Sörmland, was published towards the end of the 18th century by the surveyor E. Geringius at Lantmäteriet. The name means Södermännens land, which was the name of the people who lived in the "land south of Lake Mälaren". It is a land rich in stones, burial mounds and other ancient monuments. There are about 300 rune stones in the region, only Uppland has more. The oldest stone at Skåäng near Vagnhärad bears an inscription with older runes from the 5th or 6th century. From Sörmland we also have a rune stone in Aspa with the oldest indigenous evidence of the name Svitjodwhich our ancestors called their country long ago.
The oldest archaeological traces of the ancestors of the southerners are about fifty settlements from the Early Stone Age. From this period, 8000-6000 years ago, a number of stone axes have been found, known as Lihultyxor. When the population settled down and became permanent farmers, they began to import fine flint trousers from Skåne or Denmark. From the Neolithic period, a rich variety of finds have been made.
Several finds have also been made from the Bronze Age, and the archaeologists have concluded that the central sites of the Bronze Age culture were in Rekarne, a historic settlement in northwestern Södermanland that roughly corresponds to today's Eskilstuna municipality, and at Lake Yngaren, a lake 15 kilometres northwest of Nyköping, among other places.
From the migration period during the 400s and 500s, many gold finds have been made in Södermanland, including Sweden's largest known gold find, made in 1774 at The Tureholm Estate. The gold, which weighed more than 12 kg, is believed to have come from Germanic warfare with the Roman Empire. Also from the Migration period is Uppsa Hill, one of the country's largest and the region's largest royal mound.
Södermanland has seen much blood and suffering over the centuries. The Middle Ages were no exception, and much of the fighting of the Union period took place in Södermanland.
Harald Gunnar S. (verified owner) -
We have a summer house outside Strängnäs. It was built in 1796. What could be better than a nice map of a then Sörmland!
Rune A. (verified owner) -
Questionable quality in print but that probably depends on the original map. Maybe a bit too expensive but still ok.
I am doing genealogical research on ancestors from Hölö to Nävkvarn and it is good to have old maps where several farms and dwellings can be found.
Best regards Rune Andersson
Anonymous (verified owner) -
Interesting to see places the family lived
Rolf Conny (verified owner) -
Comment superfluous!
Ulf Bredenberg (verified owner) -
Fast delivery, arrived within 24 hours
Peter (verified owner) -
Very nice and fast delivery!
Anna (verified owner) -
Väldigt vacker karta! Det är värt att tänka på att bilden har mycket tom yta på kanterna (precis som bilden på hemsidan). Storleken 70×100 har en bildyta på ca 60×70. Men då finns det utrymme till en riktigt prålig ram om du känner för det 🙂
Anonymous (verified owner) -
Välgjord karta med intressant historisk information.