Welcome
to Långasjö
The
village of Långasjö is
situated in the beautiful countryside of Småland
and in the centre of the emigration region.
Between 1850 and 1930, more than 1400 people emigrated from the
parish.
Some of them returned and resettled as homecomers.
You are welcome to visit an exhibition in the gold-digger cottage
to learn more about them.
A visit to Klasatorpet will show you the cottage life at the time of the emigration.
After a
walk around the Långasjö lake and a stop
at the village church, you may appreciate
a coffee-break or an afternoon tea at the local heritage cottage.
An overnight stay in the old church stables is offered by the youth hostel.
The
Local Heritage Society in Långasjö will give you the
opportunity
to experience the village cultural development,
traditional festivals, architectural heritage, crafts an oral
tradition.
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Contact
Stig Hermansson
Hagvägen 6
361 95 Långasjö
Phone +46 ( 0 ) 471 501 71
info@langasjo-hembygdsforening.se
Klasatorpet
Klasatorpet is well known from Jan Torells movie about the emigrants.
The cottage and
garden with its farm animals and cultivated fields
is an interesting experience of the old life at the cottage.
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Opening hours
May 31 -
August 30 from 9.30 until 18.00 Groups are welcome
to make pre-booking arrangements at other times of the year.
Phone +46
( 0 ) 471 503 10
or
Phone +46 ( 0 ) 471 502 34
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Vilhelm Mobergs emigrant
epic and the movie
The film
director Jan Troell was looking for Korpamoen, a place and
cottage
where Vilhelm Mobergs emigrant epic could be made.
When he
came to Klasatorpet, he found what he
had been looking for and half a year later,
Klasatorpet
had been developed to a home
for Karl Oskar, Kristina and their children.
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Kristina was played by Liv Ullmann and Karl Oskar by Max von Sydow.
The filming was finished in spring 1969.
The Youth Hostel STF in Långasjö
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The Youth Hostel STF in Långasjö provides you with the
option to stay either in a stable,
in a old laundry house or in a gold-diggers cottage.
The gold-diggers cottage is adapted to our disabled guests.
The youth hostel has 14 rooms with 41 beds.
There is a modern kitchen for separate cooking and a fully
equipped laundry facility.
All the buildings have bathrooms close to the rooms.
Dogs are welcome in some of the rooms.
There is
an opportunity to swim and fish in the Långasjö lake, only 200
m away.
Close to the youth hostel is a playground and a soccer area.
There are marked paths and jogging trails of varying distances
around the lake and in the forest.
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You can cook your own meals in the kitchen.
Opening hours and
reservations
from 17.00 until 19.00
Contact
Mrs Eva
Garami
Phone +46
( 0 ) 471 504 82
Mobil +46 ( 0 ) 70 36 44 482
Mail sovaistall@50310.se
Please
note that the youth hostel is open during
other hours only when it has been prearranged.
Prices ( SEK )
Members adults 150:-
/ children 75:- / children - 2 year gratis
Non member adults 200:-
/ children 100:-
The Gold-digger cottage
Emigrant room and the Homecomers museum
The
Emigrant Institute Manager from Växjö, Ulf Beijbom at
the opening of the gold-digger cottage The
cottage was a gift from Gejer & Söner AB to honour
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The Gold -
diggers Cottage
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During 1850 - 1930, more than 1400 people emigrated from Långasjö parish.
About 200 became homecomers.
Their history is exhibited in the gold-digger cottage.
The
cottage is a copy which one of the homecomers
built in 1897 in Bonanza Creek, Alaska.
If you wish to see the exhibition, please contact the Youth Hostel STF in Långasjö,
Phone +46
( 0 ) 471 503 10
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The Local Heritage Cottage
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Welcome to the local heritage cottage "Hembygdsstugan."
Here you can enjoy freshly made waffles and home-made cookies.
You can also buy locally made handicraft.
Opening hours 2009
June 22
- August 30
daily from
15.00 until 20.00 hrs
Phone +46
( 0 ) 471 500 23
The Poor-house
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Fattigstugan |
The Poor - house |
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The poor-house "Fattigstugan" was built in 1866 by the parish to House the paupers.
The poor-house was in use until the beginning of the 20th century.
The
house is located in a quiet and peaceful area and can also be
rented on a yearly basis.
The Langasjö lake
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At the lake you will find...
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...a 1,5
km long path around the lake with good access for disabled People
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... a gazebo and resting
benches along the path
... a 12
m high bird watchtower.
A telescope can be borrowed at the Hostel.
The enclosed swimming area for children |
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The lake and the Långasjö church |
It is also possible to fish from ashore or from boat.
A
fishing permit can be bought from the Youth Hostel STF,
the bank or from the " Båt-och Fiske" shop.
