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Tranås
Tranås () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Tranås Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 14,197 inhabitants in 2010. Overview It is close to the lake Sommen in the north of Småland. Its main commercial center is located along the main street, Storgatan. The symbol of the town is the crane (bird), crane as featured on the town's coat of arms. Some of the bigger employers in the town arStrömsholmen (European Furniture Group) an IVT The company Stiga was founded by Stig Hjelmquist in Tranås 1934. Since 2005 there is free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tranås Municipality
Tranås Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Tranås is seat. The original entity ''Tranås'' was detached from the rural municipality ''Säby'' as a market town (''köping'') in 1882 and made a cities in Sweden, city in 1919. The reunification took place in 1951 when Säby was made a part of Tranås. In 1967 ''Linderås'' was amalgamated with the ''City of Tranås'', which in 1971 was made a municipality of unitary type when all differences between rural and urban municipalities were abolished. Tranås was once well known for its fur industry, but there is almost no such activity today. Localities There are 3 Urban areas in Sweden, urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Tranås 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. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jönköping County
Jönköping County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in September 2017. The capital and largest city is Jönköping. About one quarter of the total county population lives in the combined Jönköping-Huskvarna urban area around the southern point of Lake Vättern. Provinces and administrative history Despite being commonly used to indicate the geographical, cultural and historical region, the larger historical province ''(landskap)'' of Småland, which most of Jönköping County is part of, has no administrative or political significance today. Jönköping County has existed as an administrative division since the 17th century, and constitutes the north-western part of Småland, the other parts being Kronoberg County in the south-west and Kalmar County in the east. Jönköping County was periodically united with neigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sommen
Sommen () is a lake in the South Swedish highlands lying across the border of the Provinces of Sweden, provinces of Östergötland and Småland. Situated about 147 metres above mean sea level, the lake has an area of and has a maximum depth of 60 metres. The lake is shared between the administrative Municipal council, kommunes of Ydre, Kinda Municipality, Kinda, Boxholm and Tranås and the area around it is sparsely populated. The lake has very clear water, with a visibility of 8 to 10 metres deep, if conditions are good. This makes Sommen one of the greatest clear-water lakes in Sweden. According to tradition Sommen has 365 islands, one for each day of the year. The actual number is around 260. In and around the lake various rare species are protected in a series of nature reserves, Bird reserve, bird sanctuaries and areas closed for fishing. Måltorpet Granbo in Sommen is a Natura 2000 area. The visitor centre and natural history museum, Naturum Sommen, lies at the northern en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Svensson (ice Hockey, Born 1963)
Magnus Svensson (born 1 March 1963) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He won a gold medal with Team Sweden at the 1994 Winter Olympics. He also played 46 games in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Svensson, Magnus 1963 births Calgary Flames draft picks Florida Panthers players HC Davos players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Leksands IF players Living people Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Tranås Municipality Swedish expatriate ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lingmerth
David Thomas Lingmerth (born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life Lingmerth was born and grew up in Tranås in the province of Småland, Sweden, and is son of Thomas and Birgitta Lingmerth. He began playing golf at the local club, Tranås Golf Club, which he has represented through his career. Lingmerth won his age level category (15) at the unofficial Swedish Youth Championship, Bankboken Cup, at Falun-Borlänge Golf Club, one stroke ahead of Henrik Norlander, who also came to be a PGA Tour player. Amateur career In January 2008, Lingmerth won the 2007 edition of the Dixie Amateur Championship at Palm Aire Country Club in Sarasota, Florida, beating, among others, future professional world number one Brooks Koepka, who finished 11 strokes behind Lingmerth. Lingmerth represented Sweden twice at the European Amateur Team Championship. On home soil at Österåker Golf Club in Stockholm 2010, with Henrik Norlander among Lingmerths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennart Hyland
Otto Lennart Hyland (24 September 1919 – 15 March 1993), was a Swedish TV-show host and journalist and one of the most popular and renowned TV personalities in the history of Swedish television. His biggest success as an entertainer was unquestionably the show ''Hylands hörna'' ("Hyland's corner"), that aired from 1962 on Sveriges Television. Initially, it was a radio show at Sveriges Radio, but due to its success and popularity, the production was moved to Sveriges Television in 1962 where it aired until 1983. During its 21-year run, it became a veritable institution of Swedish popular entertainment. Early life Hyland was born on 24 September 1919 in Tranås, Säby Parish, Sweden, the son of Otto Hyland, a merchant, and Maja Moback. Career Hyland worked as a journalist at ''Tranås-Posten'' in 1937, at ''Karlskoga Tidning'' from 1938 to 1943, and at '' Barometern'' from 1943 to 1945. He worked as a host and reporter at the Radiotjänst (named Sveriges Radio from 1957) from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Holmström
Simon Holmström (born 24 May 2001) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 23rd overall by the Islanders in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Holmström first played as a youth in Sweden with hometown club, Tranås AIF, at the under-16 level. While playing beyond his age group through his youth, he was signed to continue his development with the junior teams of HV71 in 2015. He made his professional debut with HV71 during the 2017–18 season, finishing scoreless in a single appearance. In the following 2018–19 season, Holmström scored 7 goals and 20 points in just 21 games with HV71 of the J20 SuperElit. He also split the year in featuring in games for HV71's J18 team and their SHL team. Holmstrom added 3 points in 3 J20 playoff games. Entering the NHL Central Scouting rankings as late first round pick, Holmström's projection rang true as he was selected at the 2019 NHL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ove Fundin
Ove Fundin (born 23 May 1933) is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1951 to 1970. Fundin is notable for winning the Speedway World Championship Final five times (1956, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1967), a record bettered only by Ivan Mauger and fellow Swede Tony Rickardsson who each won six World Championships. He finished runner-up in the championship 3 times (1957–59) and was third in 1962, 1964 and 1965 meaning that from his first win in 1956 until his last in 1967, Fundin did not finish lower than a podium place in a record eleven World Finals. He was known by the nickname of the "Flying Fox" or just "the Fox" because of his red hair. He earned 99 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career Fundin was born in Tranås. It was suggested to him by Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Australian champion Aub Lawson that he ride in Britain and he joined the Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dénis Lindbohm
Dénis Lindbohm (July 11, 1927 – October 24, 2005) was a Swedish author and occultist and is considered one of the founders of Swedish science fiction. In his early years, he worked as a photographic technician in Malmö and became involved in the nascent Swedish science fiction fandom. In the mid-1960s he became a full-time writer. Bibliography *Draksådd ("Dragon Seed") (mimeographed issue, 1965) *Mörker över Malmö ("Darkness over Malmö") (1969) *Mörkrets fåra ("Furrow of Darkness") (1970) *Jagets eld ("Fire of the Ego") (1971) *Soldat från jorden ("Soldier from Earth") (1973; based on an earlier draft previously published as a serial in the Swedish science fiction fanzine SF-Forum) *Stjärnpesten ("The Star Plague") (1975) *Eden utan Adam ("Eden without Adam") (1975) *Flygande gift ("Flying Poison") (1975) *Stjärnvargen ("The Star Wolf") (1978) *Domens stjärnor ("The Stars of Doom") (1978full text versionat Projekt Runeberg Project Runeberg () is a digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Larsson
Lena Larsson, (née Rabenius; 31 July 1919 – 4 April 2000), was a Swedish interior designer, known as a pioneer for the unconventional, family-friendly environments she created, and for the 1960s modern wear-and-tear ideal. She was married in 1940 to architect Mårten Larsson and they had four children.Dalén, Uno (redaktör) (1961–1967). "Band 8, Lena Larsson". ''Bonniers lexikon''. Stockholm: AB Nordiska Uppslagsböcker. Page 1216. Libris 8198071 She was a member of the Rabenius family belonging to the Swedish nobility. Biography Larsson was born Lena Rabenius in 1919 in Tranås. She trained as a cabinetmaker at the Carl Malmstens school of craftsmanship. After that she worked for cabinetmaker Elias Svedberg, with whom she designed furniture. In the early 1940s, she was employed by Svenska Slöjdföreningen (now Svensk Forum) and Svenska Arkitekters Riksförbund to make a survey of peoples' home lives. She interviewed housewives about how they were using their homes during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stiga
Stiga Group (formerly GGP Spa) is a European manufacturer and distributor of lawnmowers and a wide range of motorized garden tools. It is headquartered in Castelfranco Veneto (Italy). Stiga has 13 subsidiaries in Europe (Austria, Italy, Benelux, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, UK). Stiga distributes and sells its products in over 70 countries around the world. Stiga was originally a Swedish brand known for the production and distribution of lawnmowers, a wide range of motorized garden tools, snowmakers, and table tennis products and table hockey games. In the year 2000, Stiga was acquired by Castelgarden SpA via a merger with Alpina Professional & Garden SpA, both located in Italy. The company's expansion in Europe continued with the acquisition of Mountfield. Together they formed Global Garden Products (GGP) Group and 2017 it was renamed to Stiga Group. Stiga Sports The brand Stiga is today used by the Swedish company Stiga Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Småland
Småland () is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name ''Småland'' literally means "small lands", referring to many small historic provinces from which it was composed. The Latinized form has been used in other languages. The highest point in Småland is Tomtabacken, at 377 metres (1,237 ft). In terms of total area, Småland is similar in size to Belgium and Israel. Administration Whilst the traditional provinces of Sweden no longer serve any governmental purpose ''per se'', they do retain historical and cultural importance. The province of Småland today is divided almost entirely into the three administrative Counties of Sweden, counties of Jönköping County, Jönköping, Kalmar County, Kalmar, and Kronoberg County, Kronoberg. Some few small portions of historic Småland are situated in Halland County, Halland and Öst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
