Talk:Huskvarna

Name meaning?

Is this an archaic Norse word or can sense be made of it in modern Swedish? I see two elements, Hus & Kvarna if I'm not mistaken. The first means house I believe. 4.255.48.12 (talk) 16:39, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

• "Hus" means house as you said, but in the middle ages it meant fortification or castle, and it's a part of the name due to Rumlaborg (borg=castle) which was a castle in Huskvarna back then. The second element is "kvarn" which means mill, or more specificate the mill near the great waterfall in Huskvarna which produced gunpowder to Rumlaborg. The last "a" doesn't mean anything. Husqvarnaff (talk) 01:39, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

When was the name changed? And why?

That's what I'd like to know. This right now feels like a stub, nothing more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jae (talk • contribs) 12:00, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

According to the article at the Swedish Wikipedia, the spelling was changed in 1906. At that time there were some spelling reforms in the Swedish language where, among other things, "unnecessary" letters like Q and W were replaced. ⛐Boivie (talk) 12:21, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

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Do we need a reliable source of a distance of "about 5 km"?

To me it sounds a bit silly to ask for a reliable source of a distance of "about 5 km", unless there is a difference between "historic centre" and nowadays perceived centre of Jönköping. Or maybe there are wiki-standards, -rules that I'm unaware of? Check a map and the historic centre is indeed about 5km away:

The historic town is spot in the middle of Jönköping. You can easily measure the straight distance on Google Maps between two distinct buildings like Kristine church in Jönköping and Rumlaborg in Huskvarna = 5,25 km (3,26 miles). If you check the walking distance, which is a bit longer than a bird's eye view, than it's 5,7 km. Move the church's point to the edge of the city center and it's less, move the castle point to the center of Huskvarna and it's more. That is indeed about 5 km. Emmarade (talk) 11:34, 14 May 2024 (UTC)