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The History of Närke


It was not until the Iron Age that settlers really found Närke attractive. As there are plenty of water ways, the ships could transport iron on Lake Hjälmaren as well as on Lake Mälaren and then further out to the european continent.
The settlers lived on the mountainside, mainly living off cattle breeding. The water-filled soil was not suited for anything, except hay and grass.

The requirements for iron manufacturing, such as ore, water power and forest were, however, provided for in plenty. The iron was delivered from Bergslagen and during the Middle Ages the huts grew in number.
In Närke there are also a number of ancient castles. The most important and best preserved one is located in Tarsta in Sköllersta.

The province was once a land with its own specific laws drawn up by Magnus Ladulås. In the year 1170, Närke was incorporated into the diocese of Strängnäs.

During the period from 1525 to 1554, it was a fiefdom belonging to Lars Siggesson Spare. Later in time it belonged to Duke Karl from 1560 to 1598 and to Duke Karl Filip during the period from 1611 to 1622.

During the 16th and 17th centuries the area was under a number of fiefs where iron bars were manufactured. As the farming activities gave very little, the iron manufacturing became even more attractive to the farmers, as well as trade with oxen. The oxen were sold in Bergslagen as well as Dalarna, where the skin of the oxen were important items in the mines.

The surplus of oxen was also one of the reasons why the shoe-making business took shape and became a most important industry in Närke up until the mittle of the 20:th century.

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