A house for the Mjällby King

Along the travels I happen to come to some interesting places to stay over night, and yesterday I discovered "Bensagården" - Mjällbyhus.
We had a super nice nightly get together with the people working behind the festival Fritt spelrum, Sölvesborg. Good talking, some singing, great "nattamat" with home made food. This Inn is now run by Bosse, what a gentleman!

 Lucky me, I got the Elvis-room.

This house has roots in the 17-hundreds. Track backs goes to Bengt Persson, brother to "Mjällby-king" Knut Persson. Bengt had a son, Bens-Per, who took over the Inn. Bens-Per came in a quarrel with a cousin "Knusslingen", who said: "This house will be turned into a house for the poor." In local dialect: "Du skau fau sei att din Bensagaua skall bli ein fattiggaua!" By the end of the 18-hundreds the house was bought by the local commune and turned into a house for elderly people. At that time, that meant a house for the poor. It remained a house for elderly up till 1967 when it became private property.

 Mjällbyhus Gästgiveri och Pensionat. 0456-503 37
0708-150337

Good night dear friends! Eva