Malexander
| Malexander | |
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  Malexander | |
| Coordinates: 58°02′N 15°17′E / 58.033°N 15.283°ECoordinates: 58°02′N 15°17′E / 58.033°N 15.283°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Östergötland |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Municipality | Boxholm Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 75 |
| • Density | 296/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Malexander is a minor village in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden, well known for the 1999 Police Murders. The village, which is located clost to the lake Sommen, has a jetty where the steamboat S/S Boxholm II stops.[2]
Malexander murders
Main article: 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 Kisa.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ↑ http://www.boxholm2.com/boxholm2/BOXHOLM_2.html
- ↑ Lindström, P. O. (28 July 2004). "Bakgrund: Polismorden i Malexander". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ Mattsson, Anna (28 May 2007). "Fakta: Malexandermorden". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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