Eskilstuna City, Södermanland, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Eskilstuna City, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
Eskilstuna's history dates back to medieval times when English monk Saint Eskil made "Tuna" his base and diocese of the South coast of Lake Mälaren. The city's first city privileges were granted in 1659, and its boundaries included Tunafors and the newly founded town of Karl Gustavs Stad, located on the west side of the river. Karl Gustavs Stad was built around the iron forges of master smith Reinhold Rademacher. The first products of the forges were small arms and artillery. Karl Gustavs Stad was a free town from 1771, where manufacturers and craftsmen were allowed to establish tax-free workshops and factories. The town was merged with the rest of Eskilstuna in 1879. The city grew enormously during the Industrial Revolution and became one of the most important industrial cities of Sweden, earning the nickname "Stålstaden". 

Towns

 * Eskilstuna
 * Ärna
 * Flacksta
 * Berga
 * Måsta
 * Sal
 * Odlaren
 * Skogstorp

Parishes

 * Eskilstuna Stadsförsamling
 * Karl Gustaf Stad
 * Fors
 * Fristaden
 * Kloster

Other Denominations

 * Eskilstuna Congregation (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints