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Malvina Bråkenhielm
Malvina Bråkenhielm born Hilda Ingeborg Malvina Gabriella Runsten (25 December 1853 – 25 December 1928) was a Swedish writer of 30 novels and 250 short stories. She was philanthropic and also performed and taught music. Her elder sister was the writer Laura Fitinghoff. Life Bråkenhielm was born in Norrköping on Christmas Day in 1853. Her father, Jonas Bernhard Runsten, was a pastor and a member of parliament. Her parents had a large farm in Sollefteå. She "Vina" was one of five girls who were all musical and studied at the Music Academy in Stockholm. Her mother, Ottilia Löfvander, had been a friend of the "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind. Her family lived half the year in Stockholm where her father attended to his parliamentary duties. Her elder sister Laura Fitinghoff would also be a writer and she would describe the 1860s when the family helped those worse than themselves. Malvina saw her mother's philanthropy as admirable and she adopted her charitable outlook. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrköping
Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköping and 60 km west of the Södermanland capital of Nyköping. The city has a population of 98,229 inhabitants in 2023, out of a municipal total of 144,980,making it Sweden's eleventh largest city and tenth largest municipality. The city is situated by the mouth of the river Motala ström, at Bråviken, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Water power from the Motala ström and the good harbour were factors that facilitated the rapid growth of this once industrial city, known for its textile industry. It has several nicknames such as: "Sweden's Manchester", " Peking" and "Surbullestan" (Surbulle our bunwas a local nickname for the textile workers, and stan is short for Staden, which means The City or The Town in Swedish). History In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Fitinghoff
Laura Mathilde Fitinghoff (born Laura Mathilda Bernhardina Runsten; 14 March 1848 – 17 August 1908) was a Swedish writer, after she was estranged from her husband. She was known for her children's books; particularly ''Children from Frostmofjället'', which became a 1945 film. Life She was born in 1848. Her father, Jonas Bernhard Runsten, was a pastor and a member of parliament. She was brought up on a large farm in Sollefteå where she studied astronomy, religion, literature, Latin, English, French and German. She was one of five girls who were all musical and studied at the Music Academy in Stockholm, where her family lived while her father attended to his parliamentary duties. Her sister Malvina would also be a writer and her mother, Ottilia Löfvander, would be remembered for her generosity during the Famine of 1867–1869. She married Conrad Fitinghoff who was a wealthy businessperson. They lived in a large house in Ekensholm. Fitinghoff's only surviving child Rosa wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sollefteå
Sollefteå () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. History The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name of the village was given as De Solatum - a name that can be interpreted as a composition of ''Sol'' (sun) and ''at'' (property) i.e. literally The sunlit region. ''De Solatum'' also can be interpreted as desolation, which means loneliness or remoteness (see Remote and isolated community). With Sollefteå being located at the lowest rapids of the Ångermanälven thereby making it the last outpost to which it was possible to sail. The village developed into a municipality. The town changed from a commercial town into a town dominated by the military when the two regiments Norrland Logistic Battalion, T 3 (Logistics) and Västernorrland Regiment, I 21 (Infantry) were located there in 1898 and 1911 respectively. In 1902 Sollefteå obtained t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
