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Bjurtjärn Socken
Bjurtjärn socken is a former socken in Värmland, Sweden. It was established in 1630, when Karlskoga socken were split into two new entities. Since 1974, it has been part of the Storfors Municipality. Its largest settlement, Kyrksten, has a population of about 300. History The Bjurtjärn Church was built in the 17th century. Various items that is kept at this site were donated by the influential Linroth family. In 1854, more than 200 emigrants from Bjurtjärn settled in Pepin County, in the US state of Wisconsin. Archeology The ''socken'' has various graves from the Iron Age. Notable people * Clas Frietzcky, politician * Hans von Kantzow, inventor and engineer Sites of interest in Bjurtjärn socken * Alkvettern Manor See also * Kerang * Stockholm (town), Wisconsin Stockholm is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 218 at the 2020 census. The Village of Stockholm is located within the town. History In 1854, this site a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. The bulk of Wisconsin's population live in areas situated along the shores of Lake Michigan. The largest city, Milwaukee, anchors its largest metropolitan area, followed by Green Bay and Kenosha, the third- and fourth-most-populated Wisconsin cities respectively. The state capital, Madison, is currently the second-most-populated and fastest-growing city in the state. Wisconsin is divided into 72 counties and as of the 2020 census had a population of nearly 5.9 million. Wisconsin's geography is diverse, having been greatly impacted by glaciers during the Ice Age with the exception of the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm (town), Wisconsin
Stockholm is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ..., United States. The population was 218 at the 2020 census. The Stockholm, Wisconsin, Village of Stockholm is located within the town. History In 1854, this site at the foot of the Mississippi bluffs was the destination of more than 200 emigrants from the impoverished Bjurtjärn socken, in Värmland, Sweden. The area was surveyed and a plat lay out for a community the Swedish immigrant settlers called Stockholm, the same name as the capital of Sweden. Early industries included fishing and clamming. Commercial fish provided thousands of barrels of Lake Pepin fish for the eastern markets. Clamming provided the raw material for button factories. Twenty years of harvesting diminished the sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
