Malexander

Malexander
Malexander
Malexander
Coordinates: 58°02′N 15°17′E / 58.033°N 15.283°E / 58.033; 15.283
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityBoxholm Municipality
Area
  Total
0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2005)
  Total
75
  Density296/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Malexander is a small village in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Linköping and 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Boxholm. It is located close to the lake Sommen and has a jetty where the steamboat S/S Boxholm II stops. It is well known for the 1999 Police Murders.