Å is a small village, district and former parish in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden.[2] As of 2023 the district has a population of about 200.[3]
Name
Å, which means stream or small river, is one of the shortest place-name in the world, along with other places named Å, Ö and Y. As a consequence, many tourists have ventured to the village for the sole purpose of either taking photos of or stealing the place-name sign.
Monuments
The parish of Å is rich in ancient remains, of which the oldest date from the Stone Age. A number of Norse runestones can be found in the district.[4] The medieval stone parish church which burned down in 1878 has been preserved as a ruin. The present "new" church was built in 1844-46.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Å gamla kyrka". www.lansstyrelsen.se (in Swedish). County Administrative Board. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Å distrikt". www.hembygd.se (in Swedish). Swedish Local Heritage Federation. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Folkmängden per distrikt, landskap, landsdel eller riket efter kön. År 2015 - 2023". Statistikdatabasen (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "L2009:1418 Runristning Fornlämning". app.raa.se. Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
External links
Media related to Å kyrka at Wikimedia Commons
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58°29′47″N 16°30′06″E / 58.49638°N 16.50166°E
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