Öjebyn Church Town

Since distances were large and the roads were in poor condition it took so much time to travel that it was impractical to go to the church, visit the ceremonies and go home in one day. Instead they left their homes on Saturday, went to town and stayed the night in a small house near the church

Sweden 2021 part VIII - Norrbotten and Västerbotten Districts

July 16th 2021
Sweden's largest rapid, Sweden's largest ghost town, the world's highest wooden house and the world's largest cheese slicer Something we learnt this summer while travelling in northern Sweden is that although there are plenty of rivers in this country there are not many waterfalls. Instead there are plenty of rapids, and they can be pretty spectacular too. We will start this blog ... read more

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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more

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