Mässen
Mässen () was built as a hotel, but currently operates as a restaurant. It is located by the European route E18, in Karlskoga, Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. Mässen was initially intended to exclusively serve the guests of arms manufacturer Bofors. It was built by Per Hultén and designed by Folke Zettervall. It was constructed in the 1900s, and completed in 1906, and officially opened in 1908. It was replaced by the Bofors Hotel in the 1930s. The building was renovated in the 1980s by interior architect Kristina Winberg. See also * Bofors AB Bofors ( , , ) is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms manufacturer BAE Systems. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years. History Locate ... Notes References Hotel buildings completed in 1906 Buildings and structures in Karlskoga Bofors 1906 establishments in Sweden {{Karlskoga-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karlskoga
Karlskoga () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. It is located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population of 27,386 distributed over 10.55 square miles (27.33 km2), Karlskoga is the second-largest city in both Örebro County and the Provinces of Sweden, historical province of Värmland. Karlskoga straddles the northern shore of Möckeln, Lake Möckeln. Among the city's main topographical features are the two rivers, Timsälven and Svartälven. Other features include an esker, Rävåsen Nature Reserve, Rävåsen, designated as a nature reserve, and contiguous with the City centre, city center. The broader Karlskoga area distinguishes itself from its surrounding regions, e.g. the Närke Plain, with its abundant woodlands and hills, which made it better suited for activities beyond agriculture, such as the Ironworks, ironwork industry. Karl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bofors Hotel
The Bofors Hotel () is a four-storey hotel located in Karlskoga, Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. History The current-standing hotel was initially intended to exclusively serve the guests of arms manufacturer Bofors. The hotel building is the arms manufacturer's third hotel. The hotel is built in an Italian-themed manor style and was designed by , constructed in the 1920s, completed in 1930, and renovated in the 1970s, and in 2007 by Kapitän. Eick customized it for important meetings. The Bofors Hotel, which remains a popular destination for businesspeople and dignitaries to this day, received its first royal visitor in September 1931 when King Gustav V stayed at the property.' Swedish Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson also visited the hotel during the 1930s.' In the years that followed, the hotel continued to host royalty, including the current King, who visited in 1973, King Carl XVI Gustaf, who also came in 1983 accompanied by Queen Silvia of Sweden. The hotel has played ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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European Route E18
European route E18 runs between Craigavon, County Armagh, Craigavon in Northern Ireland and Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden and Finland. It is about in length. Although the designation implies the possibility of a through journey, this is no longer practical as there are no direct car ferry crossings between the United Kingdom and Norway. United Kingdom The route starts in Northern Ireland and runs from Craigavon, County Armagh, Craigavon (M1 motorway (Northern Ireland), M1) – Belfast (M2 motorway (Northern Ireland), M2, A8 road (Northern Ireland), A8) – Larne, then to Scotland: Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway (A75 road, A75) – Gretna Green, Gretna – then England via the (M6 motorway, M6) – Carlisle (A69 road, A69) to Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. As is normal for International E-road network, European routes in the United Kingdom, it is not signposted as such. Northern Ireland *: Craigavon, County Armagh, Craigav ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Folke Zettervall
Folke Zettervall (21 October 1862 – 12 March 1955) was a Swedish architect and head architect with the Swedish State Railways (''Statens Järnvägar'') between 1895 and 1930. Biography Zettervall was born at Lund, Sweden. He was the son of architect Helgo Zettervall (1831–1907). He started his studies at Katedralskolan (''Högre Allmänna Läroverket'') in Uppsala and continued in Copenhagen at Copenhagen Technical College (''Københavns Tekniske Skole''). He continued his education in architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (''Kunst-Akademiets Arkitekturskole'') from 1885 to 1888. After graduation, Zettervall was licensed as an architect and first worked for his father who was chief of Board superintendent for the administration of state buildings (''Överintendentsämbetet''). In 1890 he was recruited by Adolf W. Edelsvärd (1824–1919) to work on the architectural office of the Swedish national railway system, Statens Järnvägar. When Edelsvärd ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bofors
AB Bofors ( , , ) is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms manufacturer BAE Systems. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years. History Located in Karlskoga neighborhood of Bofors, Sweden, the company originates from the hammer mill "Boofors", which was founded as a royal state-owned company in 1646 when P. L. Hosman was permitted to erect a forge at the site.' Sigrid Ekehielm, also known as Boås-Beata, who lived from the 1640s to 1700, at one point owned it."Sigrid Ekehielm", https://skbl.se/en/article/SigridEkehielm, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (SKBL) iographical Dictionary of Swedish Women(article by Sofia Danielsson, translated by Alexia Grosjean), retrieved 2023-09-3. The Bofors Works was acquired by Johan Eberhard Geijer (1733–1796) in 1762. It was then acquired by the latter's brother, Emanuel af Geijerstam. The modern corporate structure was created in 18 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Värmlands Folkblad
''Värmlands Folkblad'' ("Värmland's People's Paper") is a Swedish language daily newspaper released in Värmland, Sweden. History and profile ''Värmlands Folkblad'' was established in 1918. The paper has a social democratic political leaning. The present editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ... is Peter Franke. The circulation of the paper was 17,800 copies in 2011. References External links Official website 1918 establishments in Sweden Mass media in Karlstad Daily newspapers published in Sweden Newspapers established in 1918 Swedish-language newspapers 20th-century establishments in Värmland County {{Sweden-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Library Of Sweden
The National Library of Sweden (, ''KB'', meaning "the Royal Library") is Sweden's national library. It collects and preserves all domestic printed and audio-visual materials in Swedish, as well as content with Swedish association published abroad. Being a research library, it also has major collections of literature in other languages. Collections The collections of the National Library consist of more than 18 million objects, including books, posters, pictures, manuscripts, and newspapers. The audio-visual collection consists of more than 10 million hours of recorded material. The National Library is also a humanities research library, with collections of foreign literature in a wide range of subjects. The library holds a collection of 850 broadsides of Sweden dating from 1852. The National Library also purchases literature about Sweden written in foreign languages and works by Swedes published abroad, a category known as suecana. The National Library has been collecting ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Google Books
Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.The basic Google book link is found at: https://books.google.com/ . The "advanced" interface allowing more specific searches is found at: https://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Books are provided either by publishers and authors through the Google Books Partner Program, or by Google's library partners through the Library Project. Additionally, Google has partnered with a number of magazine publishers to digitize their archives. The Publisher Program was first known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2004. The Google Books Library Project, which scans works in the collections of library partners and adds them to the digital inventory, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karlskoga Municipality
Karlskoga Municipality () is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlskoga. Other localities include Valåsen och Labbsand, Kortfors, Linnebäck and Villingsberg. Karlskoga was formed as rural municipality when the first Swedish local government acts came into force in 1863. In 1925 the southern part was detached, forming Degerfors Municipality. In 1940 the whole municipality, including its non-urban areas, got the title of a city. These titles were abolished in 1971. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Karlskoga Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 30,389 residents, including 23,534 Swedish citizens of voting age. 49.1% voted for the left coalition and 49.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. Riksdag election ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hotel Buildings Completed In 1906
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator, and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, a business center with computers, printers, and other office equipment, childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In Japan, caps ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Buildings And Structures In Karlskoga
A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the concept, see ''Nonbuilding structure'' for contrast. Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical separation of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) from the ''outside'' (a place that may be harsh and harmful at times). buildings have been objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |