Öreryd | |
Settlement Type: | Village and parish |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Jönköping#Sweden |
Coordinates: | 57.5°N 53°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Småland |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jönköping |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Gislaved Municipality |
Öreryd (in Swedish pronounced as /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]