Komstad is a village in the former
Norra Ljunga Parish
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,
Småland
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, Sweden, suited about west of
Sävsjö town.
It is an old village, mentioned in historical records as early as 1370.
Recent research tries to document that
Jonas Bronck (), who gave name to
The Bronx
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,
New York
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, United States, was born in Komstad.
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Komstad was previously the location for the parish's
Thing and was the main village in
Västra Härad (western part of
Njudung). But when the railroad was constructed in the 1860s, nearby Sävsjö became the new main town in the region.
External links
* Site in connection with Komstad and its region
Baltic lodge No.689, Vasa order of America
References
Populated places in Jönköping County
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