Malexander is a small village in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden, about southwest of Linköping and southeast of Boxholm. It is located close to the lake Sommen and has a jetty where the steamboat S/S Boxholm II stops. It is well known for the 1999 Police Murders.

History

There is evidence of a church in Malexander from at least the 13th century. The current church, Malexander Church, was built in 1881 and partly rebuilt following a fire in 1929.

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.

Notable people

• Hilding Hagberg, chairman of the Swedish Communist Party (1951–1963)

• Sven Stolpe, author

• Bengt Åkerblom, author of Åkerblomstolen

• Pelle Björnlert, riksspelman.

References

External links

• Official website