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Offerdal
Offerdal is a parish (so called ''socken'') and former municipality (pop. 2,100) in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. The seat of the former municipality Offerdal, Änge, is situated 50 kilometres northwest of Östersund, the capital of Jämtland. Geography and culture Offerdal is a highland region with the highest peak being ''Makkene'', a peak in the ''Oldfjällen'' mountain range with an altitude of 1 266 meters above sea level. The south of Offerdal is a genuine agricultural area with a long history. In today’s Offerdal, farming is less important, but is still an important part of the local culture. The Sami people live in the mountain area in the north of Offerdal, in the villages ''Jänsmässholmen'', ''Frankrike'' and ''Olden''. The Sami in Offerdal are Southern Sami people and speak Southern Sami. History Jämtland has over 20 000 documented ancient monuments, the oldest one being an 8 000 year old arrowhead found in 1881 nearby Kaxås ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rönnöfors
Rönnöfors is a locality in the historical province Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. Rönnöfors is situated in Krokom Municipality, 80 kilometres northwest of Östersund, the capital of Jämtland. Rönnöfors is situated in the north of Offerdal, near the Scandinavian Mountains. Some of the mountains are ''Oldklumpen'', ''Ansätten'', and ''Önrun''. The Sami people have inhabited this part of Offerdal for at least 1000 years, in particular the villages ''Jänsmässholmen'', ''Olden'', and ''Frankrike''. The Sami in Offerdal are Southern Sami people and speak Southern Sami. In the 19th century there was a production of iron in Rönnöfors. Today quarrying activities of slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. ... are concentrated to Rönnöfors (''Offerdal slate'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gärde
Gärde is a locality in the north of Offerdal in the historical province Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. Gärde is situated in Krokom Municipality, 70 kilometres northwest of Östersund, the capital of Jämtland. Gärde is a traditional village in a genuine agricultural area with a long history. The name of the village has been known since 1553. Petroglyphs on the river of ''Gärdesån'' in Gärde were made approximately 7 000 years ago. The carvings consist primely of moose and belong to the oldest petroglyphs in Sweden. Gallery File:Hällristning Gärde.jpg File:Hällristning Gärde litet djur.jpg File:Hällristning Gärde spår.jpg References * ''En bok om Offerdal'' (A Book about Offerdal), ed. by Offerdals hembygdsförening, 1957-1964. * Curt Lofterud: ''Offerdal - Sevärt i Krokoms kommun'', part 7. External links Tångeråsen & Gärde(local website, in Swedish)Petroglyphs in Gärde (Photo from the Jamtli museum)A farm in Gärde(Photo from the Jamtli Jamtli is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jämtland
Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north and Trøndelag and Norway to the west. Jämtland covers an area of 34,009 square kilometres, 8.3% of Sweden's total area and is the second largest province in Sweden. It has a population of 115,331, the majority of whom live in , the area surrounding lake Storsjön. Östersund is Jämtland's only city and is the 24th most populous city in Sweden. The historical province is one of the least densely populated. Jämtland was originally an autonomous republic,Ekerwald, Carl-Göran (2004). ''Jämtarnas historia'' (in Swedish), 124. "Svaret är att Jämtland före 1178 var ett självständigt bondesamfund, "dei vart verande ein nasjon för seg sjöl", för att nu citera Halfdan Koht.. Jämtland var en bonderepublik.." its own nation with its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapp-Nils
Lapp-Nils (Nils Jonsson) (8 May 1804 – 18 April 1870) was a Swedish and Sami musician living in Offerdal, Jämtland, Sweden. He was a violinist and composer of Swedish folk music (Polska). External linksA polska by Lapp-Nils played by Rickard Näslin and Göran Andersson Göran Andersson (born 14 February 1956) is a sailor from Sweden, who represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, as crew member in the Soling The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International cla ...Another polska by Lapp-Nils References * En bok om Offerdal, part 3 (1964). {{authority control Swedish ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaxås
Kaxås is a locality in the historical province Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. Kaxås is situated in Offerdal in Krokom Municipality, 60 kilometres northwest of Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, ..., the capital of Jämtland. Kaxås is a traditional village in a genuine agricultural area. The village has a long history. One of the oldest ancient monuments in this part of Sweden, an 8 000 year old arrowhead (''Offerdalsspetsen''), was found in 1881 in Åflo nearby Kaxås. The name of the village has been known since 1472. In the 19th century, Kaxås became an important village for this part of Offerdal. Populated places in Krokom Municipality Jämtland Former Norwegian populated places {{Jämtland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torkel Persson
Torkel Persson (June 21, 1894, UndersÃ¥ker, Jämtland – August 6, 1972) was a Swedish cross-country skier from Offerdal in Jämtland who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, Franc .... In 1924 he finished fifth in the 50 kilometre event as well as ninth in the 18 km competition. Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games External links Cross-country skiing 1924Torkel Persson in a ski competition in Östersund, Sweden [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krokom Municipality
Krokom Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Krokom. The present municipality was formed in 1974, when the former municipalities of Alsen, Föllinge, Offerdal and Rödön were amalgamated. The number of original local government entities in the area is nine, and amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1969. Localities There are eleven localities (or urban areas) in Krokom Municipality: The municipal seat is shown in bold Villages * Flykälen * Kaxås * Rönnöfors Sports The following sports clubs are located in Krokom Municipality: * Alsens IF * Ås IF Ås IF is a Swedish football club located in Ås near Östersund. Background Ås IF currently plays in Division 4 Jämtland/Härjedalen which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hovängen in Ås. The club ... References External links Krokom Municipality- Official site {{authority control Municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Änge
Änge (from Old Norse ''engi'' 'meadow') is a locality situated in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 314 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated 50 kilometres northwest of Östersund, the capital of Jämtland. Änge was until 1974 the seat of the former municipality Offerdal Offerdal is a parish (so called ''socken'') and former municipality (pop. 2,100) in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. The seat of the former municipality Offerdal, Änge, is situated 50 kilometres northwest of Östersund, th .... References Populated places in Krokom Municipality Jämtland {{Jämtland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Olofsson
Dan Olof Olofsson (born 24 September 1950 in Ekenäs, Finland) is a Swedish entrepreneur, business leader and philanthropist. Biography Dan Olofsson was born as the second oldest of five siblings in Ekenäs, Finland, where his father was employed as pastor of Karis from 1948 to 1951. His parents and family are rooted in Kaxås, in Jämtland in northern Sweden. When Olofsson was one year old his family moved to Malmö in southern Sweden, where he was brought up and still lives."Hemma bäst för IT-kungen" '''', 23 September 2010 Olofsson attended upper secondary technical school at Pauliskolan in Malmö and graduated as Master of Science in Engineering at Lund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl-Göran Ekerwald
Carl-Göran Ekerwald (born 30 December 1923) is a Swedish novelist, literary critic, forest worker and teacher. Among his works are the short story collection ''Kumminåkern'' from 1962, and ''Skogvaktarens pojke'' from 2002. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ... in 1987. References 1923 births Living people 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists Dobloug Prize winners Litteris et Artibus recipients Swedish male novelists 20th-century Swedish male writers 21st-century male writers {{Sweden-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göran Boström
Göran or Jöran (both pronounced ) is the Swedish form of George, not to be confused with the Slavic Goran. Notable people with the name include: *Göran Andersson, Swedish sport sailor *Göran Bror Benny Andersson Swedish musician, composer, and member of the group ABBA *Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football coach *Göran Folkestad, Swedish musician *Göran Gentele, Swedish actor *Göran Gunnarsson, Swedish lieutenant general *Göran Hägglund, Swedish politician, former leader of the Christian Democrats *Jöran Hägglund, Swedish politician, secretary of the Centre party *Göran Högosta, Swedish ice hockey player * Göran Johansson, Swedish politician, mayor of Gothenburg *Göran Kropp, Swedish adventurer and mountaineer *Göran Lagerberg, Swedish musician *Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician * Göran Magnusson (1939–2010), Swedish politician *Göran Malmqvist, Swedish linguist, literary historian *Göran Mårtensson, Swedish Army lieutenant general *Göran Söllscher, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
