Färentuna Hundred

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Färentuna Hundred (Swedish: Färentuna hundare/härad) was a hundred of Uppland in Sweden.

It was composed of a number of islands in Lake Mälaren, including Lovö, Ekerö, Munsö, Adelsö, Björkö, Färingsö/Svartsjölandet. Due to land elevation many of these islands were at the time divided into several smaller islands.

The hundred today roughly corresponded to today's Ekerö Municipality and formed part of Roden, the coastal peripheral folkland. However, with the introduction of Christianity, a central government gradually started to establish itself in Stockholm over the period 1200-1600 which resulted in Färentuna becoming a central Swedish region. Consequently, many influential men founded mansions in the region, many of which still exists.[1]

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  1. ^ Flygare

[edit] References

  • Flygare, Iréne (1997). Mälaren runt (in Swedish). Utbildningsförlaget Brevskolan, 31-35. ISBN 91-574-4829-9. 


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