Sandra arrived in
Torshälla, Sweden, a small suburb of
Eskilstuna,
from India when she was three months ted to the community of
Torshälla/Eskilstuna and the people who created a place she called
home. Eskilstuna is located in south-central Sweden, about
an hour's drive west of Stockholm, in the län (county) of
Södermanland. A bustling community of around 90,000 people,
Eskilstuna was a center of trade beginning around the 12th
century, but was not chartered until 1659. In the 17th and
18th centuries, its iron and steel industries grew rapidly, soon rivalling those of Sheffield, England. Eskilstuna is still
one of the chief centers of the Swedish metal industry, with
cutlery and precision instruments of particular importance.
Eskilstuna sits on the banks of the Eskilstuna River,
providing a beautiful setting for a Swedish community. The city
is centered around its downtown, as most European cities are, with
very small suburbs. The city seems crowded, despite
it's fairly
modest
size, but when one leaves the city limits, the difference is
noticeable. Suddenly one finds themself surrounded by
vast expanses of farmland, with only an occasional little red cottage
or farmhouse with white trim dotting the
horizon.
Torshälla lies
only a couple of kilometers from Eskilstuna, nestled into the
countryside with it's population of around 8,500. It was
incorporated in 1317, and its church has stood since the 1100s.
Sandra and her family grew up on a small street on the outskirts of
town, where she lived all her life. You can see photos of her
home in our photo
gallery and in our various Eskilstuna photo pages.
The majority
of the sites listed on this page are in Swedish, unless otherwise
indicated. Many sites also offer all or part of their site in
English. The English version of these sites is marked with
.
Clicking on the button will take you to the English version, and the
text hyperlink will take you to the Swedish version. Visit our
Photo Gallery to
see pictures of Eskilstuna and Torshälla, as well as photos of us
during our trips to Torshälla in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000!
Also see our page on Sweden
for general information about the country.
e months ted to the community of
Torshälla/Eskilstuna and the people who created a place she called
home. Eskilstuna is located in south-central Sweden, about
an hour's drive west of Stockholm, in the län (county) of
Södermanland. A bustling community of around 90,000 people,
Eskilstuna was a center of trade beginning around the 12th
century, but was not chartered until 1659. In the 17th and
18th centuries, its iron and steel industries grew rapidly, soon rivalling those of Sheffield, England. Eskilstuna is still
one of the chief centers of the Swedish metal industry, with
cutlery and precision instruments of particular importance.
the difference is
noticeable. Suddenly one finds themself surrounded by
vast expanses of farmland, with only an occasional little red cottage
or farmhouse with white trim dotting the
horizon. 
.
Clicking on the button will take you to the English version, and the
text hyperlink will take you to the Swedish version. Visit our