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Gunnilbo socken

Gunnilbo socken is a former socken of Skinnskattebergs bergslag in Västmanland, Sweden. The socken is situated on a tributary of Hedströmmen, in the wooded countryside north of the Lillsvan and Långsvan lakes. Most buildings are near the sites of the old Bockhammar and Färna ironworks ([järnbruk] Error: {{Langx}}: invalid parameter: |labels= (help)). Near the Gunnilbo Church is the Karlslunds school, built in 1879.[2]

Gunnilbo socken
Socken
Gunnilbo Church
Gunnilbo Church
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Coordinates: 59°48′18″N 15°50′50″E / 59.80500°N 15.84722°E / 59.80500; 15.84722
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästmanland
HundredSkinnskattebergs bergslag
MunicipalitySkinnskatteberg Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
227.1 km2 (87.7 sq mi)
 • Land205.8 km2 (79.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total
432
 • Density1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Sockenkod2283

History

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Gunnilbo parish 1688
 
Gunnilbo Church, 1750s.
 
Gunnilbo Church 2012.

The first reference to Gunnilbo was in 1403 as Gunillabodhom, the prefix being the female name Gunhild and the suffix the plural of village.[3] It represented the area where the church stands today.

In 1612 Gustavus Adolphus gave permission for the construction of a wooden chapel in the village of Gunnilbo.[4] At that time the village belonged to Odensvi parish, which was called Odensvi fjärding. The chapel was described as a hall "where the Word of God could be preached." There was no vicar stationed there in the early years, but housing for the priest was allotted to Tarmansbo.[5][6]

In 1638 Christina, Queen of Sweden declared Gunnilbo its own parish and it was broken off from Odensvi. The vicarage (Swedish: prästgården) was moved from Tarmansbo to Österbo.[5][7] 1649 Gunnilbo and Heds parish were declared bergslager and became part of Skinnskattebergs bergslag.[5]

Since the old church was considered too small, construction for a new parish church on the same site began in 1661. The chapel was either expanded or the new church was built on top of the demolished chapel. It was not finished until 1665. A decision was made in 1794 to build a new church would be built, but it was not completed until 1835.[5][8]

With the municipal reform in 1862, it became the parish's responsibility for the ecclesiastical questions to Gunnilbo congregation and for the bourgeois ruling to Gunnilbo rural municipality.[citation needed][clarification needed] In 1895 it was one of the 22 Baptist churches in the Westmanland Association, as were Norberg, Hed and Skinnskatteberg. There were a total of 1,590 members in the Westmanland Association churches. The Gunnilbo Church minister was A.G. Anderson.[9] The church was restored in 1966.[5][10]

The country, or rural, municipality was incorporated in 1952 in Skinnskattebergs and in 1971 Gunnilbo came under the Skinnskattebergs municipality.[citation needed] The parish was in 2006 in Skinnskatteberg with Hed and Gunnilbo congregation.[citation needed][clarification needed]

The population of Gunnilbo socken was 2,023 in 1880[11] and 1,692 in 1907.[12]

Gunnilbo Church leaders

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The following are lists of the churches vicars (Swedish: kyrkoherdar) and chaplains (Swedish: comministrar):[13]

Vicars

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Andreas Georgii Troninus, 2nd vicar of Gunnilbo
# Name Lifetime Vicarage Notes
1 Petrus Henrici Barchæus c. 1580–1654 1638–1654 grandson of vicar Henricus Andreæ Norlandus in Söderbärke (W)
2 Andreas Georgii Troninus c. 1616–1655 1654–1655 married Brita Persdotter Silnæa, widowed (see #3)
3 Henricus Petri Barchæus 1622–1695 1655–1695 son of #1, married widow of #2
4 Johannes Laurentii Barchelius 1648–1698 1695–1698 married Susanna Barchæus (daughter of #3)
5 Laurentius Elfwius 1667–1700 1698–1700 son of Laurentius Petri Elfvius, vicar in Orsa (W)
6 Johannes Kumblin 1661–1725 1700–1725 married Susanna Barchæus (widow of #4)
7 Isac Arosell 1686–1730 1725–1730 married Margareta Barchelius (daughter of #4)
8 Olof Hellenius 1685–1731 1730–1731 married Margareta Barchelius (widow of #7)
9 Eric Kumblin 1702–1760 1732–1760 son of #6
10 Abraham Schultzberg 1719–1802 1760–1786 married Maria Kumblin (daughter of #9), later vicar of Skinnskatteberg (U)
11 Jacob Rhamnelius 1733–1788 1786–1788
12 Johan Petter Arlberg 1749–1820 1789–1820
13 Anders Norberg 1770–1840 1821–1840
14 Daniel Löfwenius 1792–1843 1840–1843

Chaplains

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# Name Lifetime Chaplainage Notes
1 Petrus Gangius 1630–1692 1665–1677 became vicar of Haraker (U)
2 Johannes Laurentii Barchelius 1648–1698 1677–1695 vicar of this parish after
3 Johannes Kumblin 1661–1725 1695–1700 vicar of this parish after
4 Petrus Matthiae Weström 1677–1746 1700–1746 m. Anna Forselius, daughter of vicar of Haraker
5 Johan Arhusius 1711–1756 1747–1756 m. Anna Christ. Fellenius, daughter of vicar of Ljusnarsberg
6 Jonas Bergnell 1719–1770 1756–1790 m. Anna Christ. Fellenius, widow of #5
7 Jacob Rhamnelius 1733–1788 1771–1790 m. Maria Christ. Hellbom, daughter of vicar of Våla (U)
8 Olof Eckman 1750–1819 1785–1806 became vicar of Nås (U)
9 Lars Sundberg 1763–1808 1806–1808 m. Eva Brita Godenius, daughter of vicar of Gagnef (W)
10 Anders Norberg 1770–1840 1809–1812 vicar of this parish after
11 Anders Samuel Schultz 1778–1842 1812–1826 became vicar of Hed (U)
12 Johan Thorell 1785–1842 1827–1829 chaplain in Söderbärke (W) after
13 Pehr Olof Liedström 1800–???? 1843–?????

Gunnilbo River

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Beginning the 1600s or earlier dams were built along the Gunnilbo River (Swedish: Gunnilboån) to support mining enterprises. Even so, the river ecosystem was not hugely impacted. Starting in 1995 the river was affected by the change in regulations and decisions made by a remote landowner to maximize the potential output of a power station built downstream of the river. It was reported by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in 2002 that by changing water flow, the station had greater output but the riverbed sometimes went dry. As a result, there was a loss of fauna, or animal life, on the river, particularly the bottom-feeding dipper and brown trout. Any water life comes from upstream, inland waterways and is mostly water louse. The water is cloudy and has a low oxygen rate that makes it difficult to bottom feeding fish to survive. Local residents have campaigned for the return of responsible management of the waterway and the hydropower plant so that it can return to a healthy ecosystem.[14]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Weinhagen, Allan (1947). Norbergs bergslag, samt Gunnilbo och Ramnäs till omkring 1820; studier i områdets närings- och bebyggelsegeografi (in Swedish). Lund, Gleerupska univ.-bokhandeln 1947. OCLC 6800734.
  2. ^ Church of Sweden 2005, p. 1.
  3. ^ "Gunnilbo". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 July 2016. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Church of Sweden 2005, p. 5.
  5. ^ a b c d e Lorichs, Ludvig (1952). Gunnilboboken (in Swedish). OCLC 186120240.
  6. ^ Ekström, Gunnar: Västerås stifts herdaminne (Swedish)
  7. ^ Gunnilbo kyrkoarkiv (Riksarkivet) (Swedish)
  8. ^ Church of Sweden 2005, pp. 3, 5.
  9. ^ The Baptist Handbook. Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland; 1895. p. 408.
  10. ^ Church of Sweden 2005, p. 4.
  11. ^ "Gunnilbo". Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). Vol. 6 (1 ed.). 1883. p. 251. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Gunnilbo". Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). Vol. 10 (2 ed.). 1909. p. 643. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Westerås Stifts Herdaminne af Joh. Fr. Muncktell - Gunnilbo". zenker.se (in Swedish). 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  14. ^ Hydropower development on small waterways – small benefits but large-scale damage. Running Water. Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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