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