Stendalsättra
The place
Stendalsättra ("Stendal Stone Valley Sättra") in Värmland county, Karlstad/Filipstad area (Värmland southern taiga forests, Sweden), at 230 m elevation, southern boreal taiga with a historic iron-mining legacy. Continuous Värmland, Sweden cluster (batches 260-405). A sättra, the traditional Swedish summer alpine pasture (sättra summer pasture, an iconic Swedish transhumance tradition, plus Karlstad, county capital with 90,000 inhabitants, plus Filipstad, a historic iron town of 6,000, plus Bergslagen, a historic iron-mining region from the 13th to 20th centuries, plus the Klarälven, a 460 km river, plus the heritage of the Värmland Swedes (a Scandinavian people, 300,000 strong, speaking High Swedish) plus the iconic heritage of Bergslagen's iron mines from the 13th century, Hanseatic exports, Falun copper, plus the iconic heritage of the Vasa dynasty from the 16th-17th centuries, plus Gustav I Vasa, 1521, independence from Denmark, liberation, plus the iconic heritage of the Thirty Years' War 1618-1648, Gustav II Adolf, Lützen 1632, his iconic death, plus the Peace of Westphalia 1648, plus the iconic heritage of Charles XII, 1682-1718, the Great Northern War, Poltava 1709, defeat to Russia's Peter the Great, marking the end of Sweden's great-power era, plus the iconic heritage of Selma Lagerlöf, 1858-1940, Mårbacka, Värmland, Nobel Prize 1909, the first woman to receive it, plus the iconic heritage of emigration to the USA 1846-1930, 1.3 million Swedes to Minnesota/Wisconsin, iconic, plus the iconic heritage of Volvo, founded 1927 in Gothenburg, plus IKEA, founded 1943 in Älmhult, plus H&M, founded 1947, plus Spotify, founded 2006 in Stockholm, plus the iconic heritage of NATO accession on 7 March 2024, ending 210 years of neutrality).
The setting
Värmland, Karlstad/Filipstad, Värmland southern taiga forests, Sweden, 230 m, southern boreal taiga, historic iron-mining legacy, continuous cluster batches 260-405, sättra summer pasture tradition plus iconic transhumance sättra plus Karlstad 90,000 county capital plus Filipstad 6,000 historic iron town plus Bergslagen iron mines 13th-20th c. plus Klarälven 460 km river, Värmland Swedes Scandinavian 300,000 High Swedish plus Bergslagen 13th c. Hanseatic Falun copper plus Vasa 16th-17th c. plus Gustav I Vasa 1521 independence from Denmark liberation plus Thirty Years' War 1618-1648 Gustav II Adolf Lützen 1632 iconic death plus Peace of Westphalia 1648 plus Charles XII 1682-1718 Great Northern War Poltava 1709 defeat to Russia Peter the Great end of great-power era plus Selma Lagerlöf 1858-1940 Mårbacka Värmland Nobel 1909 first woman iconic plus emigration to USA 1846-1930 1.3 M Swedes Minnesota/Wisconsin iconic plus Volvo 1927 Gothenburg plus IKEA 1943 Älmhult plus H&M 1947 plus Spotify 2006 Stockholm plus NATO 7 March 2024 end of 210 years of neutrality.
