Öreryd

Öreryd (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈœ̂rːɛˌryːd])^[1] is a village and parish in Småland, Sweden, in the county of Jönköping. During World War II, Öreryd hosted a refugee camp and transit center for refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in occupied Norway, from March 1941 until June 1942, when it was replaced by the camp Kjesäter.^[2][3] From 1944 Öreryd was one of the approved training sites for the Norwegian police troops in Sweden.^[4][5]

Öreryd
Village and parish
Öreryd Church
Öreryd Show map of Jönköping Öreryd Show map of Sweden
Coordinates: 57°30′N 13°40′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Småland
County	Jönköping
Municipality	Gislaved Municipality

References

Footnotes

1. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 29.
2. Barstad 1991: pp. 84–88
3. Grimnes, Ole Kristian (1995). "Kjesäter". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 214–215. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
4. Söderman 1946: pp. 47, 58, 60, 68
5. Barstad 1991: pp. 103–104

Bibliography

• Barstad, Tor Arne (1991). "Norske flyktninger i Sverige". In Ekman, Stig; Grimnes, Ole Kristian (eds.). Broderfolk i ufredstid (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
• Söderman, Harry (1946). Polititroppene i Sverige (original: Skandinaviskt mellanspel. Norska och danska trupper i Sverige) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal.

Further reading

• Johansson, Sven (2002). Kyrkbyn som togs i beslag. Dokumentär berättelse om lägren i Öreryd under andra världskriget. Hestra. ISBN 91-631-2283-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)