Category: Jönåker Hundred

Categories: Hundreds, Södermanland County

På svenska Jönåkers härad

Jönåker hundred was a hundred in south east Södermanland. The total area was 946 sq.km. and the population was 20 206 people in 1929. The place for the Thing was Jäder's Inn in Lunda parish from 1680 untill 1860 when it was moved to Gevle village and to Nyköping in 1911. It is believed that the orignal place for the Thing was Stigtomta malm near the church of Stigtomta.

Since 1634 the hundred belongs to Södermanland county. The parishes belonged to Strängnäs Diocese.

Parishes

• Bergshammar (D)
• Björkvik (D)
• Bärbo (D)
• Halla (D)
• Kila (D)
• Lunda (D)
• Nykyrka (D)
• Nyköpings Sankt Nicolai (D)
• Stigtomta (D)
• Tuna (D)
• Tunaberg (D)

Research Guide

• 2:3 Södermanland, Jönåkers härad och Nyköpings stad (Kaj Janzon) Stockholm 2013, "Det Medeltida Sverige", Riksarkivet Det medeltida Sverige - The medieval Sweden, is a historical research project mapping the medieval habitation in Sweden

Resources;

• Wikipedia on Jönåker Hundred
• Map over the western part of Jönåker Hundred
• Map over the middle part of Jönåker Hundred
• Map over the eastern part of Jönåker Hundred

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