Sävsjö

History

Sävsjö regards the date 1 October 1864, as the start of its current history, because it was then that the train station Sävsjö was inaugurated. At that time Sävsjö was nothing more than a few houses, but attracted by the railway it began expanding, attracting both industries and inhabitants. The settlement with its then 1.56 square kilometres had 1,481 people in 1917 at which time several small industries had established themselves there, most notably carpenters and other wood industries, and there was also a bank, a pharmacy and a post office. In 1947 the rural municipalities Norra Ljunga and Vallsjö in which the settlement was situated were combined and formed the City of Sävsjö. Since the local government reform of 1971 Sävsjö is the seat of the much larger Sävsjö Municipality.

Geography

Sävsjö is located on the main line railway between Stockholm and Malmö. The distance to Malmö is about 220 kilometers.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,518
• Whooper Swan

  Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,333
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,293
• Common Crane

  Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,232
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,219
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,131
• Red Kite

  Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,111
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,028