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7 unusual facts about Djurgården


Coat of arms of Öland

It was then decided the Öland deer should have a collar, something which had sometimes occurred before and had been considered for Djurgården.

Djurgården

Gröna Lund - A relatively small amusement park founded in 1883, besides the typical merry-go-rounds and roller coasters, it also offers concerts featuring international stars such as Miyavi, Bob Marley, and Damian Marley.

Ernest Thiel

Ernest Jacques Thiel (Norrköping 18 August 1859 – Stockholm 6 January 1947) was a Swedish financier and art collector whose former villa in the Stockholm park area Djurgården today houses the Thielska galleriet (the Thiel Gallery).

Jödde i Göljaryd

The entertainer, whose real name was Karl Peter Rosén, was famous for his stone — Jödde’s Stone — which can still be seen at the open air museum of Skansen in Stockholm's Djurgården park.

Kalle Nämdeman

The most popular of these was Flickan på Bellmansro (The Girl At Bellmansro), a story of unrequited love in Stockholm's Djurgården park.

Lillsjön

# Lillsjön - a former lake in Norra Djurgården, north-eastern Stockholm.

Nancy Edberg

In 1851, she was made swimming master at Åbomska simskolan, and from 1853, she held her own swimming lessons at Djurgården.


2011–12 Elitserien season

On January 24, 2012, former five-time Djurgården Swedish champion Charles Berglund's No. 2 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters in Hovet prior to a game against Färjestad.

Amadou Jawo

In the second game where Djurgården played against Gefle IF he however impressed Gefle manager Per Olsson enough to be signed by the Gävle club instead.

Djurgårdsteatern

Djurgårsdteatern (Swedish for "Djurgården Theatre"), was an historical Swedish theatre, active at Djurgården in Stockholm between 1801 and 1929 (from 1863 in a new building).

Football derbies in Sweden

Djurgården's home ground was located adjacent to the affluent neighbourhood of Östermalm, while Hammarby is from Södermalm.

Greger Artursson

In the 1998 final-series Färjestad play against arch-rival Djurgårdens IF and the fifth and last game of series went to overtime and Artursson became big hero when he scored in overtime shooting the puck past Djurgården-goalie Tommy Söderström and ended the game.

Isak Gustaf Clason

His largest commission was the Nordic Museum on Djurgården, in North European Renaissance style, which he began in collaboration with M. Isaeus but continued alone after Isaeus's death in 1890.

Jacob Josefson

Josefson participated in the World Junior Championship for the second time when he was named for Team Sweden by head coach Pär Mårts for the 2010 World Junior Championships, along with fellow Djurgården team-mates Daniel Brodin and Marcus Krüger.

Konsthall

Liljevalchs konsthall, art gallery located on the Djurgården island in Stockholm, Sweden


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