Gustavsberg
Encyclopedia
Gustavsberg is a locality and the seat of Värmdö Municipality
in Stockholm County
, Sweden
with 9,682 inhabitants in 2005. It is most known for its porcelain factory, Gustavsberg porcelain
, and toilet bowls distributed nationwide and internationally.
(1909)
Värmdö Municipality
Värmdö Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Gustavsberg, with a population of 9,682 , situated on the main island at an elevation of 37 m....
in Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 9,682 inhabitants in 2005. It is most known for its porcelain factory, Gustavsberg porcelain
Gustavsberg porcelain
Gustavsberg is a Swedish porcelain company that originated in 1826.It broke up in the 1990s and was sold off in pieces, to the dismay of residents of the Gustavsberg area, but artisans continued producing ceramics and household porcelain in the Gustavsberg tradition. One of Gustavsberg's most...
, and toilet bowls distributed nationwide and internationally.
External links
article Gustafsberg from Nordisk familjebokNordisk familjebok
Nordisk familjebok is a Swedish encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957.- History :The first edition was published in 20 volumes between 1876 and 1899. The first edition is known as the "Iðunn edition" because of the picture of Iðunn on the cover...
(1909)