Gemeinde Rnskoldsvik - Curling-Europameisterschaft 2008, Winter-Paralympics 1976, Modo Hockey, Rnskldsvik, Friska Viljor FC (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: Curling-Europameisterschaft 2008, Winter-Paralympics 1976, Modo Hockey, rnskldsvik, Friska Viljor Fc, Nationalpark Skuleskogen, Hga Kusten, Sjlevads Ik, Anundsj If, Fjllrven Center, Husum. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: rnskldsvik (IPA: ) is a locality and the seat of rnskldsvik Municipality in Vsternorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005. Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area of outstanding natural beauty. It is well known as an exporter of paper products and heavy machinery goods. It has a strong environment record and is the "testbed" for ethanol powered cars. The name comes from Governor Per Abraham rnskld (1762-1769) and literally translated means Eagle-shield's-bay (rn-sklds-vik). Traces of human activity in the area date back to the Nordic Bronze Age, and there's a reconstructed iron age village called Gene fornby, which is a popular tourist attraction, just outside of town. rnskldsvik itself is however a relatively young city, it was founded as a market town (a kping) in 1842 and became a city in 1894. As a city, the most important business was trade and heavy industry. In the surrounding villages (now incorporated parts of the city itself) two major industrial ventures raised: Modo as a pulp, paper, lodging combinate and Hgglunds as a heavy industrial company. The town of rnskldsvik is the centre of rnskldsviks Kommun or rnskldsvik Municipality. The Municipality has a much larger population than the town itself, at over 55,000 inhabitants, as the municipality is vast with very large forest areas, and consists of several rural communities in the countryside. Even today the ancestors of these two companies are of huge importance for the city. M-real (ex-Modo) is running one of Europe's largest pulp mills in the village of Husum, 30 km north of rnskldsvik City, while Hgglunds is spl...http://booksllc.net/?l=de