Malexander is a small village in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden, about southwest of

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and southeast of Boxholm. It is located close to the lake Sommen and has a jetty where the steamboat ''

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'' stops. It is well known for the 1999 Police Murders.

History

There is evidence of a church in Malexander from at least the 13th century. The current church,

Malexander Church Malexander Church ( sv, Malexanders kyrka) is a stone church, opened in 1881, located in the minor village Malexander in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden. History There seems to be a church in Malexander already in the 13th Century. The 1st known info ...

, was built in 1881 and partly rebuilt following a fire in 1929.

Malexander murders

On 28 May 1999, one of the most high-profile murders in Sweden took place in Malexander when two police officers were executed following a bank robbery in

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Notable people

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, chairman of the Swedish Communist Party (1951–1963) *

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, author * Bengt Åkerblom, author of ''Åkerblomstolen'' *

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References

External links

Official website
Boxholm Municipality Populated lakeshore places in Sweden Populated places in Östergötland County Populated places in Boxholm Municipality Sommen {{Östergötland-geo-stub