Complex sentence: The town received its name based on its origins as a commune in the early 1900s--literally, in the eyes of its socialist founders, the land of the town was to be free for all people.
Split into simpler sentences: The town received its name based on its origins as a socialist commune in the early 1900s & mdash. Literally, in the eyes of its founders, the land of the town was to be free for all people.