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Rolfstorp
Rolfstorp is a locality and former parish situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 513 inhabitants in 2010. The name is formed out of Rolf (a male name) and thorpe (a new settlement). The latter part makes it likely that the village got its name during the 11th century to 13th century. Geography Rolfstorp is on the border between the mostly cultivated coastal area of Halland County and the mostly forest covered inner areas. History The western parts of the parish form part of a somewhat larger region, covering areas from Spannarp to Skällinge, which is rich on Iron- and Bronze Age findings. The eastern part of the parish has quite few remains. Notable people *The Bocksten Man, well preserved medieval corpse found within the parish * Ines Uusmann, Swedish minister of communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bocksten Man
The Bocksten Man ( sv, Bockstensmannen) is the remains of a medieval man's body found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It is one of the best-preserved finds in Europe from that era and is exhibited at the Varberg County Museum. The man had been killed and impaled to the bottom of a lake which later became a bog. The bog where the body was found lies in Rolfstorp about east of Varberg on the west coast of Sweden, close to the most important medieval road in the area: the Via Regia. In 2006, he was reconstructed to show what he may have looked like when he was alive, and it was displayed in the Halland Museum of Cultural History, alongside the original skeleton. The discovery In the 1880s a farm called "Bocksten" was established near a bog. The bog was then regularly drained, and a harrow used to gather peat. The farm owner Albert Johansson had previously found a leather shoe in the wetland and gave it to the Varberg County Museum. A shoe sole was found in the bog in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varberg Municipality
Varberg Municipality (''Varbergs kommun'') is a municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. Its seat is in Varberg. It was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''City of Varberg'' and the surrounding rural municipalities. There are 25 original local government entities included in the municipality. 5,000 people are commuting out from the municipality, mainly to Gothenburg and Falkenberg. 3,200 people are commuting into Falkenberg. Localities There are 16 urban areas (also called a ''tätort'' or locality) in Varberg 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. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities The municipality is twinned with: * Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic * Haderslev Municipality, Denmark * Tartumaa, Estonia * Uusikaupunki, Finland * Sandefjord, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
