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August Spångberg
August Konrad Ferdinand Spångberg (29 March 1893 – 19 June 1987) was a Swedish politician who served in the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag, the Swedish parliament, for 42 years (1922–1964). He was a member of the directly-elected Second Chamber (''Andra Kammaren''), representing the Värmland County constituency. Spångberg is best known for his resistance work during World War II, assisting the Norwegian resistance movement, Norwegian resistance and helping political refugees escape Nazi Germany, Nazi-occupied Norway from his position in Charlottenberg on the Norway–Sweden border, Swedish-Norwegian border. Among those he helped reach safety was future German Chancellor Willy Brandt. This humanitarian work earned him the Order of St. Olav. Throughout his parliamentary career, Spångberg was a prominent advocate for Swedish republicanism, authoring multiple motions to abolish the Monarchy of Sweden, monarchy and establish a democratic republic. He also gained recognition fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Municipality
Nora Municipality () is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Nora. The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place already in 1967 and in 1971 the ''City of Nora'' became a unitary municipality. Localities * Dalkarlsberg * Gyttorp * Järnboås * Nora (seat) * Nyhyttan * Pershyttan * Striberg * Vikersvik * Ås Demographics This is a demographic table based on Nora Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 10,707 residents, including 8,277 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality. 48.0% voted for the left coalition and 50.1% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. Riksdag elections Twin towns Nora's twin towns with the year of its establishing: * Kõo, Estonia (1991) * Fladungen, Germany ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
