Rekarne () is the historical name for the north-western part of the

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. It constitutes the lands on both sides of river

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between

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and Lake Hjälmaren and approximately corresponds to the present day

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. Historically, Rekarne was from the mid-14th century for administrative purposes divided into: * West Rekarne

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* East Rekarne

and the chartered towns of

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(est. 1317) and

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(1659). Since the large administrative reforms of the mid-20th century, leading to the establishment of Eskilstuna Municipality within its current borders in 1971, the name ''Rekarne'' no longer carries any administrative significance, but survives in some local place names, the name of the local ''Sparbanken Rekarne'' bank and the ''Rekarnegymnasiet'' upper secondary school. The railway station ''Rekarne'' in Tumbo only exists as a siding today. Some localities in the area, like Husby-Rekarne, carry the ''Rekarne'' name to distinguish them from other similarly named localities in Sweden. The locality named ''Rekarne'' next to the Rekarne railway station was redefined under the name '' Tumbo'' by

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in 1990.

References

{{Coord, 59, 25, 39, N, 16, 20, 28, E, region:SE_source:kolossus-svwiki, display=title Geography of Södermanland County Regions of Sweden