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10 unusual facts about Värmland


Andries Stockenström

# Anders Stockenström *6 January 1757 Filipstad in Värmland, Sweden x 1 June 1786 Maria Geertruyda Broeders (baptised 11 March 1764), daughter of Peter Caspar Brodersen (or Broders), from Rantrum, a North Frisian town in Schleswig, and Elsabe Cornelia Colijn.

Charles John Andersson

Karl John (Karl Johan) Andersson (March 4, 1827, in Värmland, Sweden – July 9, 1867 in Angola) was a Swedish explorer, hunter and trader as well as an amateur naturalist and ornithologist.

Karl Johan Andersson was born on March 4, 1827, in Värmland in Sweden.

Christian Pontus Andersson

Christian Pontus Andersson was born in the small town Brattfors, county of Värmland, in Sweden.

Copiad

As a consequence, he was moved from Germany to breeder Trygve Kraft in Värmland, Sweden.

Duchess of Nericia

Princess Maria, Duchess of Nericia 1579-1589 (also of Södermanland and Värmland), as the consort of Prince Carl (later King Carl IX of Sweden)

Filmörnen

The purpose of the festival is to give local filmmakers in the Provinces of Värmland a public forum for their work.

Horace William Wheelwright

Wheelwright eventually left Australia in the late 1850s to return to Europe, settling in Gårdsjö, in the province of Värmland, near Karlstad, Sweden.

Molotov Jive

Molotov Jive is an indie rock group from Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden, formed in late 2003 by vocalist and songwriter Anton Annersand and drummer Johan Hansson (nicknamed Johnny Handsome).

Slim Susie

The film is set in a small industrial town in the Swedish province of Värmland, where a young man returns from the big city to investigate the sudden disappearance of his sister.


Cattierite

In addition to the type locality in the Katanga district it is reported from Gansberg, Black Forest, Germany; near Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden; Bald Knob, near Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina and in the Fletcher mine of Reynolds County, Missouri.

Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland

Prince Charles Philip of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland, (Swedish: Carl Filip; Alt-Anzen (Vana-Antsla), 22 April 1601 – Narva, 25 January 1622) was a Swedish prince, Duke of Södermanland, Närke and Värmland.

E18 Album

The album name E18 Album is a likely homage to the European route E18 that passes through the city of Karlstad, Värmland where the band members grew up.

Hammarö

Hammarö Municipality - a municipality of Värmland County in Sweden, located on Hammarön

Maria Fontosh

On 5 September 2007, Fontosh sang at the Värmland Classic Festival together with José Carreras, among the pieces was Franz Lehár's "The Merry Widow".

Periclase

In addition to its type locality, it is reported from Predazzo, Tyrol, Austria; Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland; Broadford, Skye and the island of Muck, Scotland; León, Spain; the Bellerberg volcano, Eifel district, Germany; Nordmark and Långban, Varmland, Sweden; and Kopeysk, southern Ural Mountains, Russia.

Silence Records

Silence (Silence Records AB), is a Swedish record company located outside Koppom, Värmland in Sweden.

Tage Erlander

He died on 21 June 1985 in Stockholm and, after a ceremony, was returned to Ransäter, Värmland in a triumphant procession for the final rest.

Ulf Malmros

Ulf Peter Vilhelm Malmros (born 16 March 1965 in Molkom, Värmland, Sweden) is a Swedish screenwriter and film director.

Våler, Hedmark

From the late 16th century they were encouraged by Swedish king Gustav Vasa to settle in the unpopulated areas of Värmland and Solør, along the border between Norway and Sweden.

Värmlands Filmförbund

In 1978 they started a short film festival, named Filmörnen (the Golden Eagle-Film festival), named after the eagle that exist in the coat of arms of Värmland.