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8 Orrefors e Vimmerby
The glassworks was
founded in 1898 Småland. Road 33/34. * 8,000.
and has become £ @ n Rådhuset 1, 0492-310 10.
the flagship of _ Holiday Race (2nd week in Jul).
Swedish glassmaking,
producing functional, The small town of Vimmerby
decorative items and began as a marketplace on
objets d’art. The work the “King’s Road” between
of Orrefors over the Stockholm and Kalmar. It was
years is on show in Crystal bowl by Simon Gate strategically important and
its museum. (1883–1945) constantly fought over by the
Danes, who burned it to the
ground on many occasions. Few
9 Målerås old buildings remain, but along
The employees bought Storgatan there is the austere
this glassworks from Kosta Neo-Classical-style Rådhuset
in 1981. It is famous for its (town hall) from the 1820s.
crystal animal reliefs by Like the houses of Tenngjutar-
glass artist and master gården and Grank vistgården,
etcher Mats Jonasson. it is one of Vimmerby’s
historical monuments.
For many years Vimmerby has
been associated with Astrid
Lindgren (see p93), who was
born in Näs and set many of her
7 Pukeberg popular children’s books in this
The glassworks was founded in area. All her beloved characters
Målerås 1871. Extensive production in this can be encountered in Astrid
beautiful old setting has mainly Lindgrens Värld (Astrid
been focused on lighting and Lindgren’s World). The park also
Hälleberga • domestic glassware using includes the Astrid Lindgren
traditional methods.
Kosta Centre with an exhibition about
Orrefors the author’s life and work.
Environs
Norra Kvill National Park,
20 km (12 miles) northwest of
Vimmerby, is an area of virgin
• Hermanstorp forest in the highlands of
Småland containing pine trees
Åfors Boda • Nybro over 350 years old. The park
slopes down to a small lake,
Stora Idegölen, with waterlilies
• Örsjö Pukeberg and bogbean.
Kalmar
Johansfors
 Astrid Lindgrens Värld
Fabriksgatan. Tel 0492-798 00.
Open 15 May–end of Aug: daily.
& 8 - 0 = 7 ∑ alv.se
• Emmaboda

Karlskrona

5 Johansfors
This glassworks is known as
the Eden of the Kingdom 6 Boda
of Crystal, symbolized by The traditional Boda glassworks
Christopher Ramsey’s has been converted into a Kosta
Astrakhan Apple. Glassblowing Boda factory shop, museum and
is demonstrated daily and exhibition area with a special Miniature house in Astrid Lindgrens Värld,
there is a museum. focus on local artist Erik Höglund. Vimmerby

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