Vä
In today's world, Vä has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide spectrum of individuals. The importance of Vä lies in its direct impact on people's daily lives, as well as its influence on various aspects of society. Since its appearance, Vä has generated a great debate and has been the subject of numerous studies and research that seek to understand its essence and its impact in different contexts. In this article, we will explore in detail the meaning and importance of Vä, as well as its implications today.
Vä is a former town in Scania, now a village in the municipality of Kristianstad in Sweden, ca 5 km southwest of the town of Kristianstad.
History
The name stems from the old Danish word væ, meaning "cult place" or "holy ground".
Vä Church is one of the oldest stone churches in Sweden, and contains some of the oldest and most monumental church murals in Sweden.
The first written mentioning of Vä as a town is from the 1250s, but already in the early 13th century, the place is mentioned in the Danish Census Book, by King Valdemar. The town was burnt many times. Most notable are the burnings by Karl Knutsson in 1452, Svante Sture in 1509, in 1569 by the Swedish duke Charles (later king Charles IX).
In 1612 the Swedish King Gustaf II Adolf burned Vä. Vä was the largest settlement within 24 Danish parishes which the young Swedish king burned down.[1]
The destroyed town was two years later replaced by Christianstad by the Danish king Christian IV, which was built in 1614 on the island of Allø, today's Kristianstad. The destroyed Væ lost its privileges as a town and became a substitute for the farmers from nearby villages of Næsby and Nosaby, who had in their turn had to give up land to build Kristianstad, along with the former town of Åhus.
Today, there are some remains of the former church buildings; in addition to the church, there is also an old wall with pillars and a brick cairn that was the old church of Saint Gertrude and remains of old streets.
References
- ^ Moberg, Vilhelm (1971). History of the Swedish People Vol. 2: From Renaissance to Revolution. Transl. Paul Britten Austin, University of Minnesota Press, 2005, ISBN 0-8166-4657-0. (Swedish original: Min Svenska Historia II. Nordstedt & Söners Förlag, 1971).
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