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10 unusual facts about Småland


Amandus Johnson

Amandus Johnson was born in Långasjö, a small village now located in the municipality of Emmaboda of Kalmar County in the historic Swedish province of Småland.

Benno Magnusson

Lars Roger "Benno" Magnusson (born 4 February 1953 in Ålem, Kalmar län, Småland) is a Swedish former footballer.

Favonae

There is a name of the same meaning in modern Sweden: Småland, which would have been at a location known to Ptolemy in southeastern Scandinavia.

H. Arnold Barton

In 1985, Professor H. Arnold Barton was awarded the Charlotta Medal in recognition of his contributions to the Swedish Emigrant Institute at Växjö, Småland, Sweden.

His paternal grandfather was born in Djursdala parish, Kalmar, Småland county, Sweden and emigrated to America in 1867.

John Elof Boodin

John Elof Boodin was born in the Pjätteryd Parish in Älmhult Municipality of Kronoberg Countyin the province of Småland, Sweden.

Mindless Sinner

In December 2013 it was made official that Mindless Sinner will get together once again to play at the Muskelrock festival near the Swedish town Alvesta in Småland.

Oscar Hedstrom

Carl Oscar Hedstrom was born in the little parish of Lönneberga, Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Småland, Sweden.

Stefan Örnskog

A native of Jönköping, the capital of Jönköping County in southern Sweden's Småland province, Stefan Örnskog enjoyed a 14-season career, playing 12 of them for his home town club HV71 in the country's top elite league, Elitserien.

Swedish children's literature

And in twelve books Astrid wrote about Emil of Maple Hills, a boy on the Småland countryside in the early 1900s, who continuously gets intro trouble because of his pranks.


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Albert Engström

Engström was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County (Småland) but spent most of his childhood in Hult (near Eksjö), where his father was the railroad stationmaster.

Battle of Landskrona

On July 12 the Swedish army of 10,000 men had been reinforced with 4,000 peasants from Småland and left its camp near Klippan to march south.

Gripenberg Castle

Gripenberg Castle (Swedish: Gripenbergs slott) is a wooden manor house near Tranås in Småland, Sweden.

Johan Engholm

Anders Johan Engholm (1 September 1820 – 25 October 1918) was a weaponsmith from the county of Småland, Sweden.

National School of Glass

It is located next to the world renowned Orrefors Glassworks in the village with the same name, at the center of what is known as the Kingdom of Crystal in Småland in Southern Sweden.

Nicolaus Bergensköld

After completing his education, he served as a preacher at Överums bruk in Småland under the guidance of another deciple of Rosenius, a count Stackelberg.

Peder Sjögren

Gösta Tage Filip Sjögren was born in 1905, outside Växjö, in the province of Småland, and at the age of 10 moved to Stockholm.

The Long Ships

They move to a neglected farm, his mother's inheritance in Göinge, northern Skåne, near the border with Småland.