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Boxholm Municipality
Boxholm Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the industrial town of Boxholm. The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (''köping'') Boxholm (itself instituted in 1947) was amalgamated with ''Södra Göstring'' and a parish (''Rinna'') from the dissolved municipality of ''Folkunga''. Localities *Boxholm (seat) *Strålsnäs History The earliest human traces are from the Stone Age, circa 8000 BC. From some later times, the Nordic Bronze Age, are several remains such as cists and gravefields. And from the Viking Age, ca 800–1,000 AD, are seven kept runestones. After the christianisation of Sweden, churches were built in the 12th and 13th century, and several churches have their foundation from that time. The name "Boxholm" is first to be found in the 16th century, as the name of a manor by Arvid Stenbock. Boxholm thus comes from "Bock's holm" (''holm'' a modern Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges kommuner) are its lower-level local government entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services and physical planning. Foundation The Local Government Act of 1991 specifies several responsibilities for the municipalities, and provides outlines for local government, such as the process for electing the municipal assembly. It also regulates a process (''laglighetsprövning'', "legality trial") through which any citizen can appeal the decisions of a local government to a county court. Municipal government in Sweden is similar to city commission government and cabinet-style council government. A legislative municipal assembly ''(kommunfullmäktige)'' of between 31 and 101 members (always an odd number) is elected from party-list proportional representation at municipal elections, held every four years in conjunction with the national general ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viking Age
The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age. The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia but also to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period. The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as ''Vikings'' as well as ''Norsemen'', although few of them were Vikings in sense of being engaged in piracy. Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, and the Baltic coast and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jönköping County
Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in September 2017. The capital and largest city is Jönköping. About one quarter of the total county population lives in the combined Jönköping-Huskvarna urban area around the southern point of Lake Vättern. Provinces and administrative history Despite being commonly used to indicate the geographical, cultural and historical region, the larger historical province ''(landskap)'' of Småland, which most of Jönköping County is part of, has no administrative or political significance today. Jönköping County has existed as an administrative division since the 17th century, and constitutes the north-western part of Småland, the other parts being Kronoberg County in the south-west and Kalmar County in the east. Jönköping County was periodica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tranås Municipality
Tranås Municipality (''Tranås kommun'') is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Tranås is seat. The original entity ''Tranås'' was detached from the rural municipality ''Säby'' as a market town (''köping'') in 1882 and made a cities in Sweden, city in 1919. The reunification took place in 1951 when Säby was made a part of Tranås. In 1967 ''Linderås'' was amalgamated with the ''City of Tranås'', which in 1971 was made a municipality of unitary type when all differences between rural and urban municipalities were abolished. Tranås was once well known for its fur industry, but there is almost no such activity today. Localities There are 3 Urban areas in Sweden, urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Tranås Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters. Culture Music plays an important p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ydre Municipality
Ydre Municipality (''Ydre kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town of Österbymo. The municipality was created through the local government reform of 1952, when six former entities were united. The name was taken from the old Ydre Hundred. Its area remained unchanged by the reform of 1971. The name Ydre, which was formerly applied to most of the area around Sommen, is interpreted to mean "place of yews". Two localities in particular appear to be further associated with yews these are Idhult and Idebo. Localities There are 3 urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) in Ydre Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters. Other localities include Sund, Torpa, Norra Vi, Asby, Rönnäs, Svinhult and Ydrefors. Climate and vegetation Relative to other areas of southern Sweden Ydre stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinda Municipality
Kinda Municipality (''Kinda kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town Kisa, with some 4,000 inhabitants. The present municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of three municipalities called ''Norra Kinda'', ''Södra Kinda'' and ''Västra Kinda'' (North, South and West Kinda respectively), which had been formed in 1952 from the nine original entities. The name was taken from the old Kinda Hundred. Localities *Horn * Kisa (seat) *Rimforsa Nature Naturewise, the municipality is above all known for the Kinda Canal, a waterway of canals taking boat tours from lake Roxen south through Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ..., ending in Horn. The total of distance is 90 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linköping Municipality
Linköping Municipality (''Linköpings kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County in southern Sweden. With more than 165,000 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest municipality in Sweden. The municipality is bordered in the west by Motala, and thence clockwise by Finspång, Norrköping, Söderköping, Åtvidaberg, Kinda, Boxholm and Mjölby municipalities. The present municipality was formed in 1971 by the amalgamation of the ''City of Linköping'' with five surrounding rural municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) making up Linköping Municipality is 32. Linköping is one of the few municipalities in Sweden to style the speaker of the assembly as mayor. Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore plan to become a carbon neutral community by 2025. Politics Municipal election 2018 On September 9, 2018, Linköping held Municipality Election: In the aftermath of the 2014 municipality election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mjölby Municipality
Mjölby Municipality (''Mjölby kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mjölby, with some 13,000 inhabitants. Retrieved December 12, 2020. The present municipality was established in 1971, when the ''City of Mjölby'', the ''City of Skänninge'' and the rural municipalities in the vicinity were amalgamated into the new entity. There are about twenty original units within Mjölby Municipality. Localities * * Hogstad * Mantorp * |
Boxholm, Iowa
Boxholm is a city in Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 181 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. History Boxholm was platted in 1900. The town takes its name from Boxholm, in Sweden, the native home of its first postmaster, John B. Anderson. Boxholm originally was built up chiefly by Swedes. The first town council was elected in August 1913, and the town was incorporated one month later. In 1963, the town celebrated its Golden Anniversary and the total attendance was estimated at over 1,200 people. Geography Boxholm is located at (42.174905, -94.105523). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 195 people, 97 households, and 54 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 109 housing units at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islet
An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be permanent or tidal (i.e. surfaced reef or seamount); and may exist in the sea, lakes, rivers or any other sizeable bodies of water. Definition As suggested by its origin ''islette'', an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability. The World Landforms website says, "An islet landform is generally considered to be a rock or small island that has little vegetation and cannot sustain human habitation", and further that size may vary from a few square feet to several square miles, with no specific rule pertaining to size. Other terms * Ait (/eɪt/, like eight) or eyot (/aɪ(ə)t, eɪt/), a small island. It is especially used to refer to river i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their Viking expansion, overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age, the Christianization of Scandinavia and the consolidation of Scandinavian kingdoms from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid-to-late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not absolute, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: Old West Norse, ''Old West Norse'' or ''Old West Nordic'' (often referred to as ''Old Norse''), Old East Norse, ''Old East Norse'' or ''Old East Nordic'', and ''Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Swedish
Modern Swedish ( sv, nysvenska) is the Linguistics, linguistic term used for the Swedish language from the Bible translation of 1526 to the development of a common national language around 1880. The period can further be divided into ''Early Modern Swedish'' (1526–1750) and ''Late Modern Swedish'' (1750–1880). Early Modern Swedish Bible Early Modern Swedish was established in 1526 with a complete Swedish translation of the Bible. The translation followed the spoken word rather closely, as opposed to the more Latin-inspired way of writing commonly used in the Middle Ages. The Vasa Bible is considered to be a reasonable compromise between old and new; while not adhering to the spoken language of its day it was not overly conservative in its use of old forms. Though it was not completely consistent in spelling, particularly when it came to vowels, it was a major step towards a more consistent Swedish orthography. It established the use of the letters "ä" and "ö" in place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
