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Moa Martinson
Moa Martinson, born Helga Maria Swarts sometimes spelt Swartz, (2November 18905August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition was to change society with her authorship and to portray the conditions of the working class, and also the personal development of women. Her works were about motherhood, love, poverty, politics, religion, urbanization and the hard living conditions of the working-class woman. Early life Martinson was born on 2November 1890 in Vårdnäs, Linköping Municipality. Her mother was Kristina Swartz (sometimes spelt Christina Schwartz) who served as a maid wherever jobs were available. There are no legal records stating who her father was, but according to researchers Annika Johansson and Bonnie Festin, he was probably Anders Teodor Andersson, a farmhand who served at the Kärr farm in Motala at the same time as Swartz. Since she carried, what in those days was referred to as an illegitimate child, she had to go to he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorunda
Sorunda is a locality situated in Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 1,307 inhabitants in 2010. It is the hometown of Ulla Akselson, Moa Martinsson Moa Martinson, born Helga Maria Swarts sometimes spelt Swartz, (2November 18905August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition was to change society with her authorship and to portray the conditions of ..., and Harry Martinsson. Sorunda church Sorunda church is an unusually large, medieval church. Its history goes back to the 12th century with major additions made in the 15th and 16th centuries. The church contains burial chapels for local aristocratic families and several interior details dating from the Middle Ages, notably an unusually fine wooden sculpture by Hermen Rode. Gallery File:SorundaChurch triptych.jpg, Interior view of Sorunda church File:SorundaChurch 2triptych.jpg, Altarpiece by Hermen Rode File:SorundaChurch side1.jpg, Exterior view, detail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Textile Manufacturing
Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods such as clothing, household items, upholstery and various industrial products. Different types of fibres are used to produce yarn. Cotton remains the most widely used and common natural fiber making up 90% of all-natural fibers used in the textile industry. People often use cotton clothing and accessories because of comfort, not limited to different weathers. There are many variable processes available at the spinning and fabric-forming stages coupled with the complexities of the finishing and colouration processes to the production of a wide range of products. History Textile manufacturing in the modern era is an evolved form of the art and craft industries. Until the 18th and 19th centuries, the textile industry was a household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ösmo
Ösmo () is a locality situated in Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 3,911 inhabitants in 2010. It has a station on the Stockholm commuter rail Stockholm commuter rail ( sv, Stockholms pendeltåg) is the commuter rail system in Stockholm County, Sweden. The system is an important part of the public transport in Stockholm, and is controlled by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. The tracks are ... network, Nynäshamn line ( Nynäsbanan). References There is a very old church here. The centre is modern and uninteresting, with a school, supermarket, petrol station, a couple of pizza restaurants, a handelsbanken bank and a discount store. The surrounding nature includes forest and a lake, called Muskan. A full-sized golf course and hotel lies just a few KM from the town centre. Populated places in Nynäshamn Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moas Stuga, 2018a
Moa are extinct giant flightless birds native to New Zealand. The term has also come to be used for chicken in many Polynesian cultures and is found in the names of many chicken recipes, such as Kale moa and Moa Samoa. Moa or MOA may also refer to: People * Moa (name) * Mohammed Abdellaoue (born 1985), Norwegian football player nicknamed "Moa" * Moa Lignell (born 1994), Swedish singer * Moa Kikuchi (菊地 最愛 Kikuchi Moa, born July 4, 1999), a Japanese idol, singer, and model. Places ;Islands * Moa (Indonesia), one of the Leti Islands * Moa Island (Queensland), in Australia ;Malls * Mall of Alnor, in Maguindanao, Philippines * Mall of America, in Minnesota, United States * SM Mall of Asia, in Manila, Philippines ;Rivers * Moa River, in west Africa * Moa River (Brazil) * Moa River (Cuba) ;Towns and villages * Moa, Cuba * Moa, Niger * Moa, Mkinga District, in Tanga Region, Tanzania Ship of the New Zealand Navy * ''Moa'' class patrol boat, built between 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gross d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar II Of Sweden
Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norwegian thrones when his brother died in 1872. Oscar II ruled during a time when both countries were undergoing a period of industrialization and rapid technological progress. His reign also saw the gradual decline of the Union of Sweden and Norway, which culminated in its Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden, dissolution in 1905. In 1905, the throne of Norway was transferred to his grandnephew Prince Haakon VII of Norway, Carl of Denmark under the regnal name Haakon VII. When Oscar died in 1907, he was succeeded in Sweden by his eldest son, Gustaf V. Oscar II is the paternal great-great-grandfather of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is his descendant through his son Gustaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrköping Exhibition Of Art And Industry
Norrköping Exhibition of Art and Industry ( sv, Konst- och industriutställningen i Norrköping) was an exhibition in Norrköping, Sweden in 1906. At the initiative of the local industrial association ''Norrköpings Fabriksförening och Handtverksförening'' it was decided an art and industrial exhibition should be held in Norrköping between June1September15, 1906. The exhibition was opened by the Crown Prince Gustaf and was mostly held at the area south of the Sylten neighbourhood. The architect Carl Bergsten designed the exhibition's two main buildings the ''Industrihallen'' (industrial hall) that was with places for 630 exhibitors, and the ''Konsthallen'' (art exhibition hall). He also designed the ''Jaktpaviljongen'' (hunting pavilion). Werner Northun designed the ''Maskinhallen'' (engines hall) at a total of , as well as the main restaurant seating 400 people and the ''Thaliatemplet'' theatre (500 folding chairs). Art exhibition The cultural parts of the 1906 exhibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garde Manger
A (; French) is a cool, well-ventilated area where cold dishes (such as salads, , appetizers, canapés, pâtés, and terrines) are prepared and other foods are stored under refrigeration. The person in charge of this area is known as the "" or "pantry chef". Larger hotels and restaurants may have staff to perform additional duties, such as creating decorative elements of buffet presentation like ice carving and edible centerpieces. History The term originated in pre-Revolutionary France, where large, wealthy households designated a kitchen manager to supervise the use and storage of large amounts of foodstuffs. The term literally means 'keeping to eat'. The term is also related to the cold rooms inside castles and manor houses where the food was stored. These food storage areas were usually located in the lower levels, since the cool basement-like environment was ideal for storing food. These cold storage areas developed over time into the modern cold kitchen. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moa Martinssons Trappa I Sylten, Norrköping
Moa are extinct giant flightless birds native to New Zealand. The term has also come to be used for chicken in many Polynesian cultures and is found in the names of many chicken recipes, such as Kale moa and Moa Samoa. Moa or MOA may also refer to: People * Moa (name) * Mohammed Abdellaoue (born 1985), Norwegian football player nicknamed "Moa" * Moa Lignell (born 1994), Swedish singer * Moa Kikuchi (菊地 最愛 Kikuchi Moa, born July 4, 1999), a Japanese idol, singer, and model. Places ;Islands * Moa (Indonesia), one of the Leti Islands * Moa Island (Queensland), in Australia ;Malls * Mall of Alnor, in Maguindanao, Philippines * Mall of America, in Minnesota, United States * SM Mall of Asia, in Manila, Philippines ;Rivers * Moa River, in west Africa * Moa River (Brazil) * Moa River (Cuba) ;Towns and villages * Moa, Cuba * Moa, Niger * Moa, Mkinga District, in Tanga Region, Tanzania Ship of the New Zealand Navy * ''Moa'' class patrol boat, built between 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikbolandet
Vikbolandet is a large peninsula east of Norrköping city in Östergötland, Sweden. The area is limited by Bråviken to the north, Slätbaken to the south and the Baltic Sea to the east. The biggest population center is Östra Husby with a population of 868, followed by Ljunga (pop 751) and Arkösund (pop 172) (pop figures as of 2015) on the Baltic Sea coast at the far east of the peninsula. The areas to the west (towards Norrköping city) is mostly flat farmland while the areas to the east is mostly wooded with intermixed farmland. Ferries run across Bråviken north to Kolmården and south across Slätbaken. According to the 2006 census, the whole area had a population of 6,751. Famous residents *Malin Baryard Malin Birgitta Barijard Johnsson, born 10 April 1975 in Söderköping, Östergötland, Sweden) is a Swedish equestrian, competing in show jumping. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finspång Municipality
Finspång Municipality (''Finspångs kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Finspång, with some 13,000 inhabitants. Nature The municipality refers to itself as Sweden's most lake-dense municipality, with at least 170 named lakes. The municipality boasts that one can swim in a different lake each day of the year as there are 366 different ones. History Finspång is a traditional industrial city. The first industries were established in 1580 when a Royal factory for cannon and cannon balls was supervised. The industry was to continue for 300 years under supervision of the Dutch-stemming family De Geer. By Louis de Geer (1622-1695), the Finspång Castle was constructed, and around it industries and an orangery developed into the city Finspång. Today the two main industrial areas are those of turbines and aluminum processing. Localities * Finspång (seat) *Rejmyre *Lotorp *Sonstorp * Falla * Hällestad *Ljusfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confirmation
In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant (religion), covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. For adults, it is an wikt:affirmation, affirmation of Religious belief, belief. It involves laying on of hands. Catholicism views confirmation as a sacrament. The sacrament is called chrismation in the Eastern Christianity. In the East it is conferred immediately after baptism. In Western Christianity, confirmation is ordinarily administered when a child reaches the Age of reason (canon law), age of reason or early adolescence. When an adult is baptized, the sacrament is conferred immediately after baptism in the same ceremony. Among those Christians who practice teen-aged confirmation, the practice may be perceived, secondarily, as a "coming of age" Rite of passage, rite. In many Protestantism, Protestant denominations, such as the Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed traditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
