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August Spångberg
August Spångberg (29 March 1893 - 19 June 1987) was a Swedish labor politician. He was a member of the Riksdag (Swedish parliament), elected initially as a Communist and later as a Social Democrat. Biography Early life August Konrad Ferdinand Spångberg was born in Skärhyttan, Nora, Örebro län, Sweden. In his autobiography''I tidens ström'' (1966) he writes that his father, August Carlsson, left for America before he was born. Spångberg spent his early years living with his maternal grandfather, Karl Fredrik Spångberg, a coal burner, in a small cottage deep in the forests of Nora. For a short time he lived in a foster home and then moved back to live with his mother, Anna Lovisa Spångberg. August's two half-siblings—Sten Spångberg (1900-1970) and Linnéa Spångberg (1904-1981), a Swedish movie actress—were the children of his mother and Anders Gustav Olsson. Political career As a young man, Spångberg found work as a railroad worker in Charlottenberg, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Municipality
Nora Municipality (''Nora kommun'') is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Nora. The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place already in 1967 and in 1971 the ''City of Nora'' became a unitary municipality. Localities * Dalkarlsberg * Gyttorp * Järnboås * Nora (seat) * Nyhyttan * Pershyttan * Striberg * Vikersvik * Ås Riksdag elections Twin towns Nora's twin towns with the year of its establishing: * Kõo, Estonia (1991) * Fladungen, Germany (1996) * Hône, Italy (2008) See also *Nora, Indianapolis (named after Nora in Sweden) *Nora Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota *Nora Township, Pope County, Minnesota Nora Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 207 at the 2000 census. According to Warren Upham, the name Nora was probably derived from Norway. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, ... References External links Nora M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
