| Title: | All about Scandinavia |
| Moderator: | TLE::SAVAGE |
| Created: | Wed Dec 11 1985 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 603 |
| Total number of notes: | 4325 |
In tracking down some of my ancestors who came from Sweden, I have
encountered several "Americanized" names of places in Sweden. Am
I correct in assuming that a name which ends in "-soken" or "-sachen"
or "-socken" is referring to a parish? Is a "parish" the name given
to local government in Sweden? And finally, is it appropriate to
give a place name with the -soken suffix appended (as, say,
Vrigstadtsoken, one of the towns of my ancestors) or would this
be equivalent to saying something like "Maynardtown, Massachusetts?"
Thanks for any input. I am in the third generation born in this
country (the United States) and most if not all of the Swedish heritage
sources in the family are no longer living.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75.1 | -socken | REX::MINOW | Martin Minow, DECtalk Engineering | Tue Mar 25 1986 11:09 | 6 |
-socken translates as "parish". But this would be part of the town name as in, say, Belchertown Mass, or Iron City, Michigan. At home, in Arlingto[w]n, I have a very complete Swedish Atlas if you're looking for anything specific. Martin. | |||||
| 75.2 | Can I get a title | HELIX::MILLER | Don Miller | Fri Mar 28 1986 11:00 | 4 |
Could you tell me the name of the atlas and publisher? I might be able to get it through my local library. Thanks. dm. | |||||
| 75.3 | Vrigstad | REX::MINOW | Martin Minow, DECtalk Engineering | Fri Mar 28 1986 19:17 | 10 |
The atlas is "Sverige Land och Folk", published by B�kf�rlaget Natur och Kultur in 1966. Vrigstad is in Sm�land, a part of Savsj� kommunblock (county), located at roughly 57�21'N 14�28'E. It appears to be a town of around 1,000 inhabitants (in 1965). As I understand the atlas, there are several parishes, one of which is Vrigstadsocken. Martin. | |||||