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Explore Torskinge in Sweden
Torskinge in the region of Jönköping is a town in Sweden - some 218 mi or ( 351 km ) South-West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .
Current time in Torskinge is now 11:55 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Elsinore, Växjö, Sunnero, and Sodra Ryd. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Torskinge ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bolmen pike
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Bolmen Zander
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Aerial video of Forsheda
The village of Forsheda seen from above. Recorded: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 7:07:22 PM ..
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Interesting facts about this location
High Chaparral Theme Park
High Chaparral is a Wild West theme park located close to Värnamo, Sweden. It opened in 1966 and was founded by Bengt Erlandson, more commonly known as Big Bengt.
Located at 57.26 13.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Bolmsö
Bolmsö is an island located in lake Bolmen near Växjö in Småland. It had 382 inhabitants in 1998. It presents 530 ancient remains, including dolmens and cobble-clad graves in various forms, especially large triangular ones. The dominating graves are large barrows from the Iron Age with the addition of stelae, stone circles and a large stone ship. A farm with the name Hof reveals that it was once a pagan blót temple.
Located at 56.96 13.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Store Mosse National Park
Store Mosse ("Big Marsh") is a national park in Småland in southern Sweden, located in the municipalities of Vaggeryd, Gnosjö and Värnamo. In total Store Mosse covers some 100 square kilometres (39 mile²); of these, some 77 km² were designated national park in 1983. It has the largest boggy grounds south of Lapland and is an important area for birds and provides unique habitats for other animals and plants.
Located at 57.27 13.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Dörarp
Dörarp is a small locality (according to the definition of Statistics Sweden) in Ljungby Municipality, Sweden. In 2005, Dörarp had 145 inhabitants. Dörarp was the place where Metallica's tour-bus slipped off the road in 1986. As a result of that, the bassist of Metallica, Cliff Burton died. Jason Newsted took over the role of bassist in Metallica. There is a memorial stone by the Gyllene Rasten parking.
Located at 56.98 14.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Anderstorp Raceway
Anderstorp Raceway, previously known as Scandinavian Raceway, is a 2.505 miles motorsport race track in Anderstorp, Sweden. The track was built on marshlands in 1968 and became an extremely popular venue in the 1970s, just as Swede Ronnie Peterson was at the height of his career. It had a long straight (called Flight Straight, which was also used as an aircraft runway), as well as several banked corners, making car setup an engineering compromise.
Located at 57.26 13.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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