Tofta Bech
Tofta may refer to: * Tofta, Adelsö Tofta was a seat farm and noted manorial lordship in medieval Sweden, located in Adelsö, Uppland. Its most prominent holder was Charles Ulvsson, Lord of Tofta, maternal grandfather of king Charles VIII of Sweden Charles VIII ( sv, Karl; 1408â ..., a seat farm and manorial lordship in Uppland, Sweden * Tofta, Gotland, a locality on the island of Gotland, Sweden ** Tofta firing range, a military training ground in Tofta on the Swedish island of Gotland * Tofta, Varberg Municipality, a locality in Halland County, Sweden * Tofta Leikvøllur, a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir, Faroe Islands * Tofta, Landskrona Municipality, a district in SkÃ¥ne County, Sweden {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tofta, Adelsö
Tofta was a seat farm and noted manorial lordship in medieval Sweden, located in Adelsö, Uppland. Its most prominent holder was Charles Ulvsson, Lord of Tofta, maternal grandfather of king Charles VIII of Sweden. Charles VIII had an invented, partially fabricated genealogy published (see Nils av Tofta in Swedish) to create himself a descent from an invented granddaughter of king Eric IX of Sweden Eric IX, (Swedish: ''Erik Jedvardsson; Erik den helige; Sankt Erik''; d. 18 May 1160) also called Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver, was a Swedish king in the 12th century, 1156–1160. The ''Roman Martyrology'' of the Catholic ... the Saint through some historically unattested earlier lords of Tofta. Mälaren Buildings and structures in Stockholm County {{sweden-struct-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tofta, Gotland
Tofta, also known as Gotlands Tofta, is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Tofta District, established on 1January 2016. Tofta is most noted for its long, sandy beach. In the north part of Tofta is a military firing range, which is also the location of the annual Gotland Grand National, the world's largest enduro race. Geography Tofta is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Tofta Church, also known as ''Tofta kyrkby''. Tofta is on the central west coast of Gotland, situated on a high rocky plateau mostly covered in pine forest, 48%, while 22% of the area is used as farmland. In the northwest part of Tofta, between the coastline and road 140, is the Tofta firing range (''Tofta Skjutfält''). It is a military compound, approximately , used for training with live ammunition, tanks, artillery ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Military On Gotland
The presence of the military on Gotland results from the Swedish island's strategic military importance in the Baltic Sea for most of the nation's history. Gotland has been fortified in stages since the 13th century. During the 20th century, infantry, artillery, air force and naval elements were stationed on Gotland as part of Sweden's defense system, until all permanent military units were stood down in 2005. With tensions in Northeastern Europe and Russia escalating in 2014–2015, the Swedish government has taken a new interest in remilitarizing the island. And in September 2016 regular troops were once again stationed on the island, albeit as an interim measure until a permanent garrison could be reestablished. As of 1 January 2018 Gotland has re-raised the Gotland Regiment. History Since the Iron Age, Gotland has occupied a strategic location in the Baltic Sea from both a trade and military perspective. Periods of major fortification The various known establishment of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tofta, Varberg Municipality
Tofta is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County Halland County ( sv, Hallands län, link=no, ) is a county (''län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. It borders the counties of Västra Götal ..., Sweden with 386 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Varberg Municipality {{Halland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tofta Leikvøllur
Tofta may refer to: * Tofta, Adelsö, a seat farm and manorial lordship in Uppland, Sweden * Tofta, Gotland, a locality on the island of Gotland, Sweden ** Tofta firing range, a military training ground in Tofta on the Swedish island of Gotland * Tofta, Varberg Municipality Tofta is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County Halland County ( sv, Hallands län, link=no, ) is a county (''län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland ..., a locality in Halland County, Sweden * Tofta Leikvøllur, a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir, Faroe Islands * Tofta, Landskrona Municipality, a district in SkÃ¥ne County, Sweden {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |