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Ludvika
Ludvika () is a bimunicipal city and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County within the country of Sweden, with 14,498 inhabitants in 2010. Overview The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live. Ludvika is situated by Lake Väsman in the south-east part of the municipality. Population of Ludvika as of 2005 distributed by municipalities: Economy A major employer in Ludvika is the power engineering conglomerate Hitachi, whose activities in the town include power transformers, capacitors, ac breakers and equipment for high-voltage direct current power transmission. Notable natives * Stefan Anderson * Dan Andersson * Hypocrisy (band) * Anders Ilar * Christina Lampe-Önnerud * Kee Marcello * Charlie Norman * Birgit Ridderstedt Birgit Ridderstedt (November 26, 1914 – September 16, 1985) was a Swedish-American folk singer who appeared at festivals and on television in the 1950s and early 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvika Municipality
Ludvika Municipality (''Ludvika kommun'') is a municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika. In 1971 the City of Ludvika (itself instituted as such in 1919) was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity. Localities Figures as of 2004. # Ludvika 13,724 #Grängesberg 3,356 #Sunnansjö 758 # Saxdalen 752 # Fredriksberg 741 # Nyhammar 682 #Sörvik 540 # Blötberget 529 # Persbo/Gräsberg 459 # Gonäs 432 # Landforsen/Håksberg 438 # Grangärde 374 * Other/countryside 2,967 Economy Largest employers in Ludvika: # Hitachi ABB Power Grids 2,400 # County medical facilities 600 # Spendrups brewery 285 # VBU Västerbergslagens Utbildningscentrum 220 # RSV Tax Office 110 # Samhall-gruppen 80 # GIA Industri AB 75 # Brunnsviks folkhögskola 75 # Connex Sverige AB 70 # Seco Tools AB 70 # ISS Cleaning 60 Riksdag elections Twin Towns & Sister cities Ludvika has three twin towns: *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvika FK
Ludvika FK is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika in Dalarna County. Background Since their foundation Ludvika FK has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hillängens IP in Ludvika. Ludvika FK are affiliated to Dalarnas Fotbollförbund. Ludvika FK played in the Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ... in season 1944/45, but were called Ludvika FfI at that time. Stars of today is Albin Lindblom #19 and Benjamin Scheir #1 Recent history In recent seasons Ludvika FK have competed in the following divisions: 2014 – Division III, Västra Svealand 2013 – Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Väsman
Lake Väsman () is a lake in Ludvika Municipality in Dalarna County of Sweden, in the Norrström Norrström is one of the shortest rivers in Europe in central Stockholm. It connects Lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea. It runs from Riddarfjärden, north of Gamla stan, to Stockholms ström (the western part of Saltsjön). Two islands lie withi ... main basin. Description Lake Väsman is deep, has an area of and is above sea level. It is about long in a southeasterly direction, with a width of . In the past these was steamboat traffic on the lake. There is a major iron ore deposit below the lake, estimated at 640 million tonnes. In 2011 the Nordic Iron Ore company said it would try to start mining. Basin Lake Väsman is included in the sub-basin called the outlet of Väsman. The average altitude is above sea level and the area is . Including the 53 catchment areas upstream, the accumulated area of the lake's basin is . Kolbäcksån, which drains the catchment, collects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Ilar
Anders Ilar (born December 13, 1973) is a Swedish electronic musician, DJ and producer, based in Ludvika. Biography Born in Ludvika, Ilar grew up in the little town that is surrounded by woods and lakes, and started playing the piano when he was six. However, he gradually lost interest after he started taking lessons. Instead, he became fascinated with electronic sounds and science fiction, and grew up listening to Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream. By the time Ilar was a teenager, he spent most of his time playing with various dance routines, synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines, resulting in an almost endless number of tracks recorded on tape. Never feeling satisfied with the quality of his productions, he decided to take a break in 1997. After some time, Ilar was introduced to a new way of producing music — computer software. After making a few tracks, he decided to start producing again. He got in contact with the German label ''Plong!'', and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalarna County
Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden ( Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to the west. It was formerly known as ''Kopparberg County'' ( sv, Kopparbergs län) until the name was changed to that of the provincial region on 1 January 1997. The province of Dalarna is slightly larger than the county, as the westernmost part of Ljusdal Municipality belongs to it. The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes; it is further divided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County encompasses nearly all of the cultural and historical province of Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"). For the most part sparsely populated and with extensive tracts of wilderness, Dalarna County is almost as large as Belgium in terms of land area. History In older times, Dalarna was periodically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Anderson
Knut Stefan Anderson (born December 26, 1878, Enköping, Sweden, died May 8, 1966, Ludvika) was a Swedish industrialist, journalist and master craftsman clockmaker/watchmaker decorated with badges of chivalric orders by the Kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway and the President of Finland. He was the son of August T. Anderson and Hildegard von Reis and began to learn watchmaking in 1892 at age 13 in Norrköping. From 1910 to 1953 he wrote regular articles in trade papers and was also their editor,Lars Magnus Jansson in ''Mästares verk, Sveriges Urmakareförbund 100 år'' LIBRIS-ID:3311604 pp. 29 & 39 (long-term executive positions), pp. 31, 39 & 48 (trade papers), pp. 39, 48 & 66 (school's name), p. 39 (quality label & medal) often using the pseudonym ''Stander''. Anderson was instrumental in organizing watchmakers and craftsmen into permanent trade organizations in Scandinavia and Germany, which he then led as CEO in terms of service lasting for decades. He is considered by some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Andersson
Dan Andersson (6 April 1888 in Ludvika – 16 September 1920 in Stockholm)Dan Andersson ''britannica.com'', 2013. Retrieved: July 31, 2013. was a author, poet, and . He sometimes used the ''Black Jim''. Although he is counted among the Swedish authors, his works are not limited to that genre. |
Kee Marcello
Kee Marcello (born Kjell Hilding Lövbom, 20 February 1960 in Ludvika, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist/vocalist, best known as the former guitarist in the hard rock bands Europe and Easy Action. He is currently pursuing his solo career. Career Throughout the years, Marcello played in various bands such as Stetson Cody Group, Norbom Hilke and Noice, before he formed Easy Action in 1982. They released two albums, ''Easy Action'' and '' That Makes One''. Easy Action was the first Scandinavian band to sign a worldwide major label deal with a US label, with the Warner label Sire Records in 1983. Zinny J. Zan later left the band and was replaced by Tommy Nilsson. They recorded ''That Makes One'' in 1985-1986 and released it in 1986, only months before Marcello left the band in November 1986 to join Europe, replacing their original guitarist John Norum. In 1993 he formed/joined Red Fun together with Easy Action drummer Fredrik Von Gerber and the same year they released their fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Ridderstedt
Birgit Ridderstedt (November 26, 1914 – September 16, 1985) was a Swedish-American folk singer who appeared at festivals and on television in the 1950s and early 1960s with material she produced herself. Background Born in Ludvika, Sweden, a daughter of Stefan Anderson and Ragnhild Fredrika Sandberg, she emigrated with her husband C. Erik Ridderstedt and their two small sons to the United States in 1950, settling in Chicago and later in Batavia, Illinois. Career Ridderstedt gave presentations on Scandinavian music and folklore on WTTW and WGN television in Chicago in the 1950s and early 1960s. She began by assisting her husband's business as an importer of gift items and handcrafted artwork from Sweden. She appeared on public service and commercial television in Chicago. On '' Polka Go-Round'' she featured young children singing Swedish songs and high school youths folk dancing. When after 12 years Ridderstedt left Illinois, a total of 45 young people had been with her on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östansbo IS
Östansbo IS is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika. Background Östansbo IS plays in Division 4 Dalarna which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Björkliden in Ludvika. The club is affiliated to Dalarnas Fotbollförbund. Östansbo IS have competed in the Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams comp ... on 5 occasions and have played 6 matches in the competition. Season to season Footnotes External links Östansbo ISnbsp;– Official website Östansbo IS on Facebook Sport in Dalarna County Football clubs in Dalarna County Association football clubs established in 1931 1931 establishments in Sweden {{Sweden-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smedjebacken Municipality
Smedjebacken Municipality (''Smedjebackens kommun'') is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Smedjebacken. The present municipality was formed in two steps during the last nationwide local government reform in Sweden. In 1967 the market town (''köping'') Smedjebacken was reunited with ''Norrbärke'' from which it had been detached in 1918. In 1974 ''Söderbärke'' was added. The municipality borders to eight other municipalities. The coat of arms depicts a sailing ship and cogwheels. These are intended to show the old and new industry sectors of the municipality. It was first granted 1947, but has undergone a few redesigns since. In Smedjebacken there is a skiingclub NSKalpin.com which has a live webcamera from the slope. Also close by is Lernbo where the biggest sportsfishing retailer in Europe has its headquarters. Localities * Gubbo * Hagge * Ludvika (minor part) * Smedjebacken (seat) * Söderbärke * Vad Riksdag elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jari Sillanpää
Jari Veikko Sillanpää (; born 16 August 1965) is a Finnish- Swedish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fifth-best-selling music artist and second-best-selling solo artist in Finland. Life and career Born into a Sweden-Finnish family, Sillanpää spent his childhood in Sweden. His mother was one of the tens of thousands Finnish children who were evacuated to Sweden during World War II. Sillanpää's maternal great-grandfather, Potif Afanasief, and great-grandmother were Russians. Sillanpää moved to Finland in the mid-1990s. He gained fame after winning the Seinäjoki Tangomarkkinat tango contest in 1995. Sillanpää's 1996 debut album ''Jari Sillanpää'' is the best-selling album of all time in Finland, with over 270,000 copies sold. In 1998, Sillanpää was awarded the Male Soloist of the Year Emma award. Sillanpää represented Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and his song " Takes 2 to Tango" (which he wrote the lyrics for) received 51 points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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