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Delve into Or in Sweden

Or in the region of Kronoberg is a city in Sweden - some 203 mi or ( 327 km ) South-West of Stockholm , the country's capital .

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Current time in Or is now 06:11 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Växjö, Torpsbruk, Stockholm, and Ronneby. While being here, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Or ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Luciadag 2010 i Växjö, Sverige

7:06 min by Hugo Guyader
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13/12/2010 Växjö - Sverige Santa Lucia Sweden vaxjoexperience.over-blog.com ..

Östers IF - FC Rosengård 1-1 20090530 ÖIF Söderettan Katastrofdomare

3:55 min by pechblande
Views: 1269 Rating: 0.00

Vad kan man säga - den sämsta domaren vi någonsin sett. Och vi har sett en del... . Strongt av grabbarna att ta en poäng med mersmak trots det massiva domarmotståndet och en (eller för att vara ärlig: ..


Dansk RC Land-Rover Klub - Svensk safari 2

9:17 min by MrPlastikRocker
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Safari in Sweden with Gelände "Safari" Defender ..

Karl-Olof Gustafsson Chainsaw Carving Art 1994

6:59 min by jortsigg
Views: 389 Rating: 5.00

Karl-Olof Gustafsson creates a wooden sculpture, using a chain saw, in Berg, Småland, Sweden, year 1994. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Helgasjön

Lake Helgasjön is a lake in Växjö Municipality in Kronobergs län in southern Småland. The lake is situated 162 meters above sea level. Its area is 50 square km. By the lake Kronoberg Castle is situated.

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Located at 56.97 14.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Kronoberg County, Lakes of Sweden, Växjö

Kronoberg Castle

Kronoberg Castle is a medieval ruin located on an island in lake Helgasjön, 5 kilometres north of the town of Växjö in Småland, Sweden. Kronoberg County, in which it is located, was named after the castle. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:56|56|25|N|14|47|42|E|region:SE_type:landmark |primary |name= }} In 1444 Lars Mikaelson, the bishop of Växjö, built a stone building on the lakeshore. During the Dano-Swedish War of 1470-1471, Danish forces destroyed the house.

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Located at 56.94 14.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Castles in Kronoberg County, Visitor attractions in Kronoberg County, Växjö

Alvesta Municipality

Alvesta Municipality (Alvesta kommun) is a municipality in Kronoberg County, southern Sweden. Its seat is in Alvesta. The present municipality was created in 1971, when the market town Alvesta (instituted in 1945) was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities. Amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1963. The number of original local government entities within the present municipality is twelve. The municipal arms are from 1951 and depict three bees and a winged wheel.

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Located at 56.90 14.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Kronoberg County, Municipalities of Sweden

Värendsvallen

Värendsvallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Växjö, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Östers IF until September 2012. The stadium currently holds 15,062 people and was built in 1966. The highest attendance ever was 26,404 against IK Brage in 1967, in the qualifying game for Allsvenskan. The following season, Öster averaged an attendance of 15,622 on their road to the club's first Swedish Championship.

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Located at 56.88 14.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kronoberg County, Football venues in Sweden, Multi-purpose stadiums in Sweden, Växjö, Östers IF

Vida Arena

Vida Arena (branded as VIDA Arena) is an indoor sporting arena located in Växjö, Sweden. The arena opened in September 2011 and is best known as the ice hockey team Växjö Lakers' home arena. It seats 5,700 spectators.

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Located at 56.88 14.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kronoberg County, Ice hockey venues in Sweden, Indoor arenas in Sweden, Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden, Sports venues completed in 2011, Växjö Lakers Hockey