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Gibberyd, home of Emil in Lönneberga
Rojo72 Says: Astrid Lindgren, the world-famous children's books author was born in Vimmerby and the films about Emil in Lönneberga was filmed in Gibberyd in Rumskulla Parish in 1972. The houses of "Katthult" (=Gibberyd) still stands as they did in the movie. You can see all the buildings...
Rojo72 Says: The Kville Oak, on the lands of Northern Kvill national park is the oldest tree in Sweden, and probably in all of northern Europe. It saw the light of day around 1000 AD, when the Vikings just was about to end their reign over the lands. It was used as a tool-shed by farmers...
Sjalen Says: See my special page for this park where you can see ancient spruce forest and the lovely forest lake Idgölen. You expect the forest creatures to appear any moment and it is all in all a very peaceful and calm place in the world.
Sjalen Says: The locals being the only people to call it by its real name Gibberyd these days, in summer they are swamped for tourists asking for Katthult. The road signing is a lot better these days than when I was a child so now you find it from the main Eksjö to Vimmerby road even....
Rojo72 Says: When you're in Rumskulla you absolutely must not miss the Church, built in thge 1820's, inaugurated in the 1830's under King Charles the 14th, but with an Altar cupboard from the 15th century. And while you're here, don't miss the beautiful church-yard and its surroundings...
Rojo72 Says: If you like hiking there's a hiking trail going around the parishes of Rumskulla, Pelarne, Frödinge, Södra VI and maybe some more. It can be easily walked in whole or in parts. It goes through the typical Småland agricultural and woodland landscape.But mind the rules. Don't...
a picnic in the open: Café the great wide open
Rojo72 Says: Rumskulla is a very small place with only about 1000 inhabitants so don't expect to find a nice restaurant or anything like that in the village. There is however a very nice, pittoresque little small-town store in which you can buy some bread, cheese, something to drink etc...
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If you like hiking there's a hiking trail going around the parishes of Rumskulla, Pelarne, Frödinge, Södra VI and maybe some more. It can be easily walked in...
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Rumskulla is a small municipality of about 1000 inhabitants in Vimmerby in north-western Kalmar Län. It has been its own parish for centuries until the 1970's when it was put together with some other...
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Rumskulla is one of the most watched parishes in the world but not many people know this. It all has to do with the Emil ("Mickel" in German) films of course since they were shot in this small...
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