Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/8/2021, 10:16 AM	Beautiful Victory
5/2/2015, 1:53 PM	Beautiful Victory

Name Eskilstuna

Type Settlement

Usage Swedish

Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛ̂s.kɪls.ˌtʉ.na/

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Combination of the Swedish name Eskil and Swedish tun (from Old Norse tún) meaning "enclosure, fence, homestead, courtyard, plot". The town was originally called just Tuna but was renamed Eskilstuna after Saint Eskil who was stoned to death in 1080.

Eskilstuna is located in Södermanland.

Added 5/2/2015 by Beautiful Victory