Å, Sweden

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Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Expand Swedish Template:Infobox settlement Å is a small village, district and former parish in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:As of the district has a population of about 200.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Name

Template:Unreferenced section Å, which means stream or small river, is one of the shortest place-name in the world, along with other places named Å, Ö and Y. As a consequence, many tourists have ventured to the village for the sole purpose of either taking photos of or stealing the place-name sign.

Monuments

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One of the Norse runestones found in Å

The parish of Å is rich in ancient remains, of which the oldest date from the Stone Age. A number of Norse runestones can be found in the district.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The medieval stone parish church which burned down in 1878 has been preserved as a ruin. The present "new" church was built in 1844-46.<ref name="gamla"/>

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