Tag: Historia

Broa mill

The mill was probably built in the latter part of the 18th century. There are some inscriptions in the mill. The year 10 May has been carved into one of the logs

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Verkas länning

Verkegards, or Verkas länning as the fishing village is called in everyday speech, is beautifully situated on the southern shore of Kyrkviken next to the border where Friggars and Hammar's estates take

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Guldstugan

The Black Death, the plague also known as the Black Death, swept across Sweden between the 1350s and 1800s and swept across Fårö on several occasions. The Black Death broke many ties

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Olof Palme's memorial site

Olof Palme, Sweden's Prime Minister 1969-76, and 1982-86, spent thirty summers on Fårö. Over time, he developed a strong affinity with the island's nature, culture and uniqueness,

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Nanten's house

Ferdinand Pettersson (1875-1938) was born at Djaupur on Fårö. His father was miller Johan Pettersson (1847-1930) and his mother was Anna, née Andersson (1845-1918). Ferdinand

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The pilot and guard house at Lauter

For 200 years, Lauterhorn, the headland north of Lauterviken, was Fårö's most important industrial area. In the 1660s, Fårö's first large lime kiln was built here, where the island's valuable limestone was burned

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