Björnlunda

Björnlunda is a locality situated in Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, which had a population of 827 inhabitants in 2010. Björnlunda is located between the city of Södertälje and the city of Katrineholm and close to halfway between Strängnäs and Nyköping in a north–south direction.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Björnlunda
Settlement.image_skyline: Björnlunda hembygdsgård.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Björnlunda hembygdsgård
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Södermanland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gnesta Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Södermanland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Södermanland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.86
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Settlement.population_total: 830
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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History
[[Riksdag]] elections
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== History == The earliest citation for Björnlunda is in a document dating from around 1314 in which the settlement is called "Biornlundum". However, traces of Viking-era settlement and Iron Age burial sites have been found in the area.

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