▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁when ▁the ▁former ▁City ▁of ▁Krist ine ham n ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁dissol ved ▁rural ▁municipal ities ▁Vis num ▁and ▁V ä se . ▁ ▁Local ities ▁Krist ine ham n ▁( se at ) ▁B jör ne borg ▁B äck ham mar ▁Ö l me ▁ ▁S ites ▁of ▁interest ▁The ▁medieval ▁island ▁of ▁Sax hol men , ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁beautiful ▁arch ip el ago ▁of ▁Krist ine ham n . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁several ▁arch ae ological ▁exc av ations ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁during ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁myth ▁that ▁once ▁the ▁cruel ▁and ▁h ateful ▁Sax e ▁av ▁Sachsen ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁servants . ▁His ▁wife ▁took ▁off ▁with ▁her ▁lo ver . ▁Ö ster vik ▁chap el ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁small ▁church ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁fasc in ating ▁history ▁and ▁architecture . ▁Fol k ▁museum , ▁the ▁red - p aint ed ▁houses ▁made ▁of ▁wood , ▁the ▁r ushing ▁of ▁the ▁water , ▁and ▁the ▁ble ating ▁of ▁the ▁sheep ▁make ▁altogether ▁a ▁wonderful ▁atmosphere ▁and ▁give ▁you ▁a ▁memor able ▁visit . ▁Lund b oms g år den ▁is ▁a ▁middle ▁class ▁home ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁mill ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁V är ml ands ▁S ä by ▁man or ▁house ▁has ▁typical ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁qual ities ▁with ▁beautiful ▁t iled ▁st