Hillerstorp is a
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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(tätort) situated in
Gnosjö Municipality
Gnosjö Municipality (''Gnosjö kommun'') is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Gnosjö is seat.
The Swedish local government reform of 1952 formed this municipality out if five former entities, and it has not b ...
,
Jönköping County
Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) 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 Sept ...
,
Sweden with 1,766 inhabitants in 2010.
About 40% of the companies in Gnosjö municipality are located in Hillerstorp.
There are various small industries in the town. About 9 km south of Hillerstorp, there is a small but nationally renowned amusement park called
High Chaparral Theme Park
High Chaparral is a Wild West theme park and post-industrial museum of cultural artifacts and collectibles, located close to Värnamo, Sweden. It opened in 1966 and was founded by Bengt Erlandsson, more commonly known as "Big Bengt".
The park is l ...
(named after the American
Western-themed TV series aired on
NBC
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) offering, among others, the
steam train
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rides and the
American Old West experiences.
See also
* ''
The High Chaparral
''The High Chaparral'' television series, which was broadcast on NBC from 1967 to 1971, is an American Western action adventure drama set in the 1870s. It stars Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell. The series was made by Xanadu Productions ...
'', American
Western
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*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
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broadcast on
NBC
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References
External links
* Attractions Hillerstorp a
hotellnissastigen.seand a
trivago.co.uk
Populated places in Jönköping County
Populated places in Gnosjö Municipality
Finnveden
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