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Smaland Museum

Smaland Museum-the Swedish Glass Museum is located on South Railway Street in Vaxjo , Smaland and the County Museum of Kronoberg .The museum is the oldest provincial museum with the collection of articles since 1794 . The name is a holdover from the days before the second Smaland counties, Jonkoping and Kalmar counties , had its own county museums. Since the 1930s, the museum has especially low than to show the glass industry , and after extensive rebuilding and building re-opened the museum in 1996 as the Smaland Museum - the Swedish Glass Museum. Year 1925-1940 was the famous architect Paul Boberg museum's director.

Kronoberg Castle

Kronoberg Castle who is now a ruin , situated on an island in Helgasjon outside Vaxjo in Smaland .Kronoberg belonged to the Middle ages Vaxjo pin bishops . They spent much of his time at the castle. Kronoberg castle was returned to the crown of King Gustav Vasa in the Reformation . On an island near the beach Helgasjon began Bishop Lars Michelson built a stone house 1444th The Danes destroyed it during the war years the 1469th It was rebuilt after the peace 1472nd In 1542 the castle was conquered by Nils Dacke , and was withdrawn after Dackefejdens end of next year. The castle was fortified later by Gustav Vasa, especially in 1547, and became a base in this part of Smaland.

Tele Castle

Teleborg is a castle located about 4-5 km south of Vaxjo city center, built in the 1800s at Lake Trummen beach near today's campus.The main building, like a castle, situated on a rocky promontory in the lake. It is built of brick, with the outer surfaces covered with red and gray granite in three floors, designed by architect Lindvall & Boklund in Malmo . In one corner is a square main tower, and if the opposite is a small circular tower.

Linnaeus Park

Linnaeus Park is a park in central Vaxjo . In the park there is at least one plant from each of Linnaeus 24 plant classes . There is also a playground which was built in the 1950s.

The House of Emigrants

The House of Emigrants located in the museum park in Vaxjo . The building was designed by architect Bent Jorgen Jorgensen and opened in 1968 . an expansion occurred in 1984 . The House of Emigrants is the Swedish Emigrant Institute premises and includes archive of original and copies of american letters, diaries and photographs.There is also a microfilm archive of yearly examinations-and other church records, to engage in genealogical research . Here is information on millions of Swedish descendants in america .

Vaxjo Cathedral

Vaxjo Cathedral is the parish church of Vaxjo Cathedral Parish and diocesan church of Vaxjo diocese . The church is of medieval origin, but has largely characterized the 1800s and 1900s restorations .The cathedral is located near Vaxjo lake north shore,southeast of the town square and northeast of the train station in central Vaxjo.This site was originally a peninsula in the lake before the lake was lowered in 1814.The church is externally built of brick and building material are relatively rare so-called "pattern carved kvadersten .

Bergkvara

Bergkvara is a manor and castle ruins in Vaxjo in Smaland . Bergkvara located at Bergkvara Sea about 6 km west of Vaxjo . Historically, the estate remained in Bergunda parish , Kinnevalds district in Varend . There in the 1470s by Arvid Trolle built stone house originally had six stories and four suspension towers, but fell during the 1600s and eventually became a ruin in the 1700s. In the 1790s, built a new main building in the neoclassical style of Count Arvid Posse Eric.
 

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