Böda socken is a former

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of Åkerbo Hundred on

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, Sweden. Since 1974, it has been part of the

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on the island of

, Sweden. It covers 107 square kilometers and had 773 inhabitants in 2000.

History

The oldest parts of Böda Church date from the late 12th century, although the church was heavily reconstructed in 1801–03. Böda parish is mentioned in a transcript from about 1320 ("de Bødhum"), and in the Böda

missal A missal is a liturgical book containing instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the liturgical year. Versions differ across liturgical tradition, period, and purpose, with some missals intended to enable a priest ...

from the first half of the 14th century ("ecclesie Bødhe"); there is an attestation from 1346 ("in parochiis ... bodha"). The medieval boundaries of the ''socken'' were about the same as those from the 1950s, with the exception of the village Binnerbäck, which was transferred around 1649 from Böda to Högby ''socken''. The village Bocketorp was shared by the two ''socken''. After the municipal reform in 1862, the responsibility for the ecclesiastical and civil organization of the ''socken'' was transferred to the Böda ''landskommun''. The latter was incorporated into Öland's Åkerbo district in 1952, and this in turn was incorporated into

in 1974. In 2010 the parish became part of Northern Öland's Assembly. Much of the ''socken''s area is taken up by the Böda kronopark.

Archeology

The ''socken'' has various burial mounds from the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

and graves from the

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

Sites of interest in Böda socken

* Långe Erik, a lighthouse built in 1845 *the wreck of the '' Swiks'', which stranded in 1926 * Grankullaviken, a bay occupying the northern tip of the island * Trollskogen, a windswept pine forest and nature reserve

References

External links

Archeological finds in Böda ''socken''
from

Swedish History Museum The Swedish History Museum () is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden, that covers Swedish archaeology and cultural history from the Mesolithic period to present day. Founded in 1866, it operates as a government agency and is tasked with preservi ...

Map with locations of archeological finds in Böda ''socken''
from

Swedish National Heritage Board The Swedish National Heritage Board (; RAÄ) is a Swedish government agency responsible for World Heritage Sites and other national heritage monuments and historical environments. It is governed by the Ministry of Culture. The goals of the agen ...

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History

Archeology

Sites of interest in Böda socken

See also

References

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