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Stockholm, the capital of Sweden=This projectgroup started 2017 and is continously expanding. In this projectgroup you may add people that was born, has lived or died in Stockholm. The aim with the group is to help each other to find our common ancestors. Stockholm is a town that was founded in 1200s. At first the geographical area for the town was only the small island that is called the Old T...
Projektia aloitettu 11.11..2017.* På svenska Suomeksi In English Gamla Uppsala Vanha Uppsala är en modern stad med en lång historia, känd bland annat för sina två universitet, ärkebiskopssätet inom Svenska kyrkan, det rika kulturlivet och den vackra naturen. Uppsala är en av Sveriges äldsta städer. Den kallades för Östra Aros fram till 1200-talet då namnet Uppsala tog över. Idag är Uppsala en a...
Projekti aloitettu/start 11.11.2017.===History===Old town (Gamla stan)It is believed that the name Gävle derives from the word gavel, meaning river banks in Old Swedish and referring to the Gavleån (Gävle River). The oldest settlement was called Gävle-ägarna, which means "Gavel-owners". This name was shortened to Gävle, then Gefle, and finally Gävle.Gävle is first mentioned as a town in officia...