|
Ludvika
Ludvika () is a bimunicipal Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County within the country of Sweden, with 14,498 inhabitants in 2010. Overview The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live. Ludvika is situated by Lake Väsman in the south-east part of the municipality. Population of Ludvika as of 2005 distributed by municipalities: Economy A major employer in Ludvika is the power engineering conglomerate Hitachi, whose activities in the town include power transformers, capacitors, ac breakers and equipment for high-voltage direct current power transmission. Notable natives * Stefan Anderson * Dan Andersson * Hypocrisy (band) * Anders Ilar * Mats Kihlström * Christina Lampe-Önnerud * Kee Marcello * Charlie Norman * Birgit Ridderstedt * Jari Sillanpää * Fredrik Söderström * Anders Wendin * Anders Winroth Sports The following sports clubs are located in Ludvika: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvika Municipality
Ludvika Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika. In 1971 the City of Ludvika (itself instituted as such in 1919) was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity. Localities Figures as of 2004. #Ludvika 13,724 #Grängesberg 3,356 #Sunnansjö 758 #Saxdalen 752 #Fredriksberg, Sweden, Fredriksberg 741 #Nyhammar 682 #Sörvik 540 #Blötberget 529 #Persbo/Gräsberg 459 #Gonäs 432 #Landforsen/Håksberg 438 #Grangärde 374 * Other/countryside 2,967 Economy These were the largest employers in Ludvika in 2005: # Hitachi, Hitachi ABB Power Grids 2,400 # County medical facilities 600 # Spendrups brewery 285 # VBU Västerbergslagens Utbildningscentrum 220 # RSV Tax Office 110 # Samhall-gruppen 80 # GIA Industri AB 75 # Brunnsviks folkhögskola 75 # Connex Sverige AB 70 # Seco Tools AB 70 # ISS Cleaning 60 Demographics This is a demograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvika FK
Ludvika FK is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika in Dalarna County. Background Since their foundation Ludvika FK has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hillängens IP in Ludvika. Ludvika FK are affiliated to Dalarnas Fotbollförbund. Ludvika FK played in the Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ... in season 1944/45, but were called Ludvika FfI at that time. Stars of today is Albin Lindblom #19 and Benjamin Scheir #1 Recent history In recent seasons Ludvika FK have competed in the following divisions: 2014 – Division III, Västra Svealand 2013 – Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalarna County
Dalarna County () is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to the west. It was formerly known as ''Kopparberg County'' () until the name was changed to that of the provincial region on 1 January 1997. The province of Dalarna is slightly larger than the county, as the westernmost part of Ljusdal Municipality belongs to it. Prince Gabriel, the son of Prince Carl Philip, is Duke of Dalarna. The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes; it is further divided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County encompasses nearly all of the cultural and historical province of Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"). For the most part sparsely populated and with extensive tracts of wilderness, Dalarna County is almost as large as Belgium in terms of land area. History In older times, Dal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Ilar
Anders Ilar (born 13 December 1973) is a Swedish electronic musician, DJ and producer, based in Ludvika. Biography Born in Ludvika, Ilar grew up in the little town that is surrounded by woods and lakes, and started playing the piano when he was six. However, he gradually lost interest after he started taking lessons. Instead, he became fascinated with electronic sounds and science fiction, and grew up listening to Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream. By the time Ilar was a teenager, he spent most of his time playing with various dance routines, synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines, resulting in an almost endless number of tracks recorded on tape. Never feeling satisfied with the quality of his productions, he decided to take a break in 1997. After some time, Ilar was introduced to a new way of producing music — computer software. After making a few tracks, he decided to start producing again. He got in contact with the German label ''Plong!'', and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Andersson
Daniel Andersson (6 April 1888 – 16 September 1920)Dan Andersson ''britannica.com'', 2013. Retrieved: July 31, 2013. was a Swedish author, poet, and . He sometimes used the ''Black Jim''. Although he is counted among the Swedish authors, his works are not limited to that genre. His poems are among the most popular in Swedish l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Anderson
Knut Stefan Anderson (26 December 1878 – 8 May 1966) was a Swedish industrialist, journalist and master craftsman clockmaker/watchmaker decorated with badges of chivalric orders by the Kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway and the President of Finland. Anderson was born in Enköping, Sweden. He was the son of August T. Anderson and Hildegard von Reis and began to learn watchmaking in 1892 at age 13 in Norrköping. From 1910 to 1953 he wrote regular articles in trade papers and was also their editor,Lars Magnus Jansson in ''Mästares verk, Sveriges Urmakareförbund 100 år'' LIBRIS-ID:3311604 pp. 29 & 39 (long-term executive positions), pp. 31, 39 & 48 (trade papers), pp. 39, 48 & 66 (school's name), p. 39 (quality label & medal) often using the pseudonym ''Stander''. Anderson was instrumental in organizing watchmakers and Artisan, craftsmen into permanent trade organizations in Scandinavia and Germany, which he then led as CEO in terms of service lasting for decades. He is con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Söderström
Sven Olof Fredrik Söderström (born 30 January 1973) is a Swedish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Ludvika, Söderström started his professional career with lowly IK Brage. In January 1997 he moved to Vitória de Guimarães in Portugal, where his stellar performances attracted the attention of fellow Primeira Liga club FC Porto. Söderström played 24 matches in his first season, but went on to serve consecutive loans for the remainder of his contract, mainly in that nation, as the northerners achieved consecutive European competition accolades. In January 2005, at 32 and having appeared in more than 200 overall games in Portugal, he left for Spain where he represented Córdoba CF and UD Lanzarote, in the second and third levels respectively. He returned to his country in 2008 after 11 years, signing with Hammarby. Söderström announced his retirement from football on 20 February 2011 at the age of nearly 38, after being released by H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smedjebacken Municipality
Smedjebacken Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Smedjebacken. The present municipality was formed in two steps during the last nationwide local government reform in Sweden. In 1967 the market town (''köping'') Smedjebacken was reunited with ''Norrbärke'' from which it had been detached in 1918. In 1974 ''Söderbärke'' was added. The municipality borders to eight other municipalities. The coat of arms depicts a sailing ship and cogwheels. These are intended to show the old and new industry sectors of the municipality. It was first granted 1947, but has undergone a few redesigns since. In Smedjebacken there is a skiingclub NSKalpin.com which has a live webcamera from the slope. Also close by is Lernbo where the biggest sportsfishing retailer in Europe has its headquarters. Localities * Gubbo * Hagge * Ludvika (minor part) * Smedjebacken (seat) * Söderbärke * Vad, Dalarna, Vad De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Ridderstedt
Birgit Ridderstedt (November 26, 1914 – September 16, 1985) was a Swedish-American folk singer who appeared at festivals and on television in the 1950s and early 1960s with material she produced herself. Background Born in Ludvika, Sweden, a daughter of Stefan Anderson and Ragnhild Fredrika Sandberg, she emigrated with her husband C. Erik Ridderstedt and their two small sons Stefan and Wild Side Story#Background, Lars-Erik to the United States in 1950, settling in Chicago and later in Batavia, Illinois. Career Ridderstedt gave presentations on Scandinavian music and folklore on WTTW and WGN-TV, WGN television in Chicago in the 1950s and early 1960s. She began by assisting her husband's business as an importer of gift items and handcrafted artwork from Sweden. She appeared on public service and commercial television in Chicago. On ''Polka Go-Round'' she featured young children singing Swedish songs and high school youths folk dancing. When after 12 years Ridderstedt left Ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Norman
Karl-Erik Albert Norman (4October 192012August 2005), known as Charles Norman or Charlie Norman, was a Swedish musician and entertainer. Norman is regarded as Sweden's leading boogie-woogie piano player in the 1940s, but an accomplished all-round pianist. He collaborated with other artists such as Alice Babs and Sickan Carlsson. He wrote scores for a number of films and also starred as an actor in several. His boogie-woogie version of Edvard Grieg's Anitra's Dance earned him some notoriety in Norway. Early life Born in Ludvika, central Sweden, Norman became interested in music at an early age and played the trumpet in his school orchestra. At the time, he was also studying the piano. Norman's parents did not want him to take up a career as a musician without first learning, what they considered, a more a proper trade. To please his parents, he began work as a lathe operator at ASEA. In his spare time he started a dance orchestra where he played the piano. His dance orchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocrisy (band)
Hypocrisy is a Swedish death metal band formed in October 1991 in Ludvika by Peter Tägtgren. The band has released thirteen studio albums since their inception, with Tägtgren remaining the band's only continuous member. History After spending three years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1990, founder Peter Tägtgren returned to his homeland of Sweden, to form his own band. Hypocrisy's early releases were noted as being well-executed death metal, but panned for not being particularly innovative. That criticism waned as the band matured, cultivating a more distinctive sound as well as employing an introspective lyrical approach. Later releases have a more atmospheric sound, with lyrical exploration of aliens and abduction experiences. Tägtgren's experience as a producer may also have led to the band's change in musical direction, as he is more closely involved with many other bands while producing their albums. After twice cancelling a U.S. tour in 2009, Hypocrisy confirmed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kee Marcello
Kee Marcello (born Kjell Hilding Lövbom; 20 February 1960) is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist, best known as the former guitarist in the hard rock bands Europe and Easy Action. He has also pursued a solo career. Career Throughout the years, Marcello played in various bands such as Stetson Cody Group, Norbom Hilke and Noice, before he formed Easy Action in 1982. They released two albums, ''Easy Action'' and ''That Makes One''. Easy Action was the first Scandinavian band to sign a worldwide major label deal with a US label, with the Warner label Sire Records in 1983. Zinny J. Zan later left the band and was replaced by Tommy Nilsson. They recorded ''That Makes One'' in 1985–1986 and released it in 1986, only months before Marcello left the band in November 1986 to join Europe, replacing their original guitarist John Norum. In 1993 he formed/joined Red Fun together with Easy Action drummer Fredrik Von Gerber and the same year they released their first and only album ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
