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Kyrkogatan, at the back of the Eleinentavläroverkskiis leads S. to
the beautiful gardens of Stora Limugnen, picturesquely situated
on the Munksjö. Beyond Stora Limugnen (Restaurant! is the
Munksjö Papperbruk, which exports a kind of roofing-pasteboard
and different kinds of paper to S. America.
To the W. of the railway-station lies the famous Mulch
Manufactory (not shown to the public), the produce of which
(‘tändstickor utan svafvel och fosfor’) is met with in every part of Europe.
The Yestra Storgatan passes the S. side of the match factory and
leads to the*Dunkehallar, a hill commanding a beautiful view and
studded with numerous villas. To the S.MT. lies the reservoir of
the town water-works, with a large fountain (view). Pleasant walks
may be taken to the E. along Lake Vcttern and to Östra Kapellet.
Excursions. The Taberg (1125 ft.), with famous iron-mines, 11 Kil.
to the S. of the town , commands a noble survey of the forests of
Småland. — Another interesting point is -Husqvarna (carr. there and back,
with stay of 2 hrs., 5 kr. •, omn. from the E. end of the town several times
daily), S Kil. to the E., with its manufactories and the waterfalls of the
Husqvarnaå, the finest of which is near the inn and is reached by passing
throngh the garden of the‘disponent’(factory-manager). Magnificent view
of Lake Vettern, especially by evening-light..
As it leaves Jönköping the train commands fine retrospective
views of the town and the lake. It gradually ascends, and affords
a view of the Husqvarna Waterfalls (see above) to the left. 86 Kil.
Tenhult; 97 Kil. For serum. Then —
113 Kil. (70 M.) Nässjö, see p. 306.
40. From Jönköping to Stockholm by Lake Vettern
and the Göta Canal.
Steamboat from Jiinkbping to Stockholm, via Vadstena, Motala.
Nors-ho m. Söderköping, and Siidertelge, thrice weekly, starting on Tues.,
Thurs., and Sat. (from Stockholm on Mon.. Wed., and Frid.). The
passage takes 36 hrs. (fares 16 or 11 kr.); to Norsholm 15 hrs. (6 or 7 kr.).
As the Stockholm steamer passes Lake Vettern at night , it is advisable
(if time is not thereby lost) to take a Lake Vettern steamboat (starting
twice weekly) to Vadstena or Motala, and then go on by the
Jönköping-Stockholm or the Gothenburg - Stockholm steamer (2-3 times a week). —
Travellers who intend to proceed by rail (pp. 304 , 305) from Berg or
Norsholm should bear in mind that the canal-boats are frequently late,
and often fail to make communication with the trains.
a. Lake Vettern.
*Lake Vettern (290 ft.), the most beautiful of the great lakes
of S. Sweden, is about 80 Engl. M. in length and averages 12 M.
in breadth. The peasantry on its shores believe that it is connected
by a subterranean channel with the Lake of Geneva and even
with the Black Sea. Like Lake Vencrn, it forms a large inland
sea, into which numerous rivers empty themselves, while the
Motalaslröm forms its only outlet. Although less extensive than
the sister-lake, it is even more liable to sudden storms which
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