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    Bjurtjärn socken is a former socken in Värmland, Sweden. It was established in 1630, when Karlskoga socken were split into two new entities. Since 1974...
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    The Bjurtjärn Church (Swedish: Bjurtjärns kyrka) is a church building in Bjurtjärn, Storfors Municipality, Sweden. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, the...
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    group. Lars Fredrik Westblad returned to Sweden to visit his home in Bjurtjärn socken. When he returned to Australia in 1857, two brothers went with him...
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    was the destination of more than 200 emigrants from the impoverished Bjurtjärn socken, in Värmland, Sweden. The area was surveyed and a plat lay out for...
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    Kantzow Kantzow in 1951 Born (1887-06-09)9 June 1887 Alkvettern Manor, Bjurtjärn socken, Sweden–Norway (now Storfors Municipality, Sweden) Died 12 April 1979(1979-04-12)...
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    Johan Eberhard Geijer. Geijerstam lived in Alkvettern Manor located in Bjurtjärn socken. He received the Royal Order of Vasa and was ennobled in 1773 at Loka...
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    ironworks in Bjurtjärn and Lungsund sockens, in present-day Storfors Municipality. A Linroth-coat of arms is preserved at the Bjurtjärn Church, and the...
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    Swedish politician. Claes de Frietzcky was born at Alkvettern Ironworks, in Bjurtjärn, to the noble family de Frietzcky. He was the eight and youngest son of...
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