sweden points of interest Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/sweden-points-of-interest Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Visit to Sweden http://toursmaps.com/visit-to-sweden.html http://toursmaps.com/visit-to-sweden.html#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:27:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=228981 In ICELAND there was a great flowering of this northern Germanic art. Notable examples are found on the carved doorways ofthe stave churches, like the one from Valthjofstad (11 th-12th c.) in the Reykjavik Museum. Until the beginning ofthe Christian period in Scandinavia, however, there is little artistic progress to record. The adoption of Christianity (c. 1000) marked the terminal point of Viking art, and the stone churches which were now built displayed the power of the new faith. These churches, the best preserved monuments of the Romanesque period, were originally simple buildings in limestone, later in granite. The finest

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]]> http://toursmaps.com/visit-to-sweden.html/feed 0 Sweden Guide for Tourist http://toursmaps.com/sweden-guide-for-tourist.html http://toursmaps.com/sweden-guide-for-tourist.html#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2017 05:22:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=228936 1949 Sweden joins the Council of Europe. 1951 Sweden becomes a founding member of the Nordic Council (see above under Denmark). 1958 Nordic Passport and Customs Union. 1960 Sweden a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). 1973 Karl XVI Gustav. Death of King Gustav VI Adolf; his grandson succeeds him as Karl XVI. Free trade agreement with the EEC. 1974 New constitution: the king’s powers are considerably reduced from 1 January 1975. 1976 Law providing for workers’ participation in industrial management. The right-wing parties win a general election after 44 years of Social Democratic government. 1977 Birth

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]]> http://toursmaps.com/sweden-guide-for-tourist.html/feed 0 Sweden Map Tourist Attractions http://toursmaps.com/sweden-map-tourist-attractions-2.html http://toursmaps.com/sweden-map-tourist-attractions-2.html#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 06:49:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=228927 Since Karl, Gustav IV’s uncle, is old and childless, the Riksdag in 1810 elects the French marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as heir to the throne; he is then adopted by the king and takes the name of Karl Johan. In 1812 he leads Swedish troops against Napoleon, and in the treaty of Kiel (1814) he compels Denmark to give up Norway; in return Denmark receives Swedish Pomerania. 18141905 Union with Norway. Kings: Karl IV Johan (Bernadotte, 1818-44), Oskar I (1844-59), Karl XV (1859-72), Oskar II (1872-1907). Sweden keeps out of the European wars, and receives a new constitution in 1865. This

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