Everything about Salem Municipality totally explained
Salem Municipality (
Salems kommun) is a
municipality in
Stockholm County in east central
Sweden. The name traces its origins from
Slaem in the
16th century, but was later changed to Salem, the
Biblical name of
Jerusalem. Its seat is located in
Salem.
History
Like the rest of the areas around
Lake Mälaren, Salem has a significant amount of ancient remains, as far back as the
Stone Age. The church of Salem traces its foundation to the
12th century.
Just like its eastern municipal neighbour
Botkyrka, Salem traces its history back to the legendary
Saint Botvid, who lived in the area sometime between
1050-
1120. In the
medieval tradition, a spring would always be found in connection to the death of a saint. According to legend, when the remains of Saint Botvid were transported to the church in today's Botkyrka, the casket was temporarily put down near the shore of
Lake Bornsjön, where a spring poured up. It is still today providing clear water.
Today
Salem was united with the municipality of Botkyrka during the Swedish municipal reform between
1971-
1974. However, in
1983, after energetic protests, they were split apart, and Salem became the 14th smallest municipality by area in the country.
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