Halmstad
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- | [[Swedish Surrealism]] is largely associated with the [[Halmstad]] Group, which consisted of six painters with links to the town with the same name: Brothers Axel and [[Erik Olson]], [[Stellan Morner]], [[Waldemar Lorentzon]], [[Esaias Thoren]], [[Sven Jonson]]. They | ||
- | heavily borrowed form [[Rene Magritte]], [[Salvador Dali]] and [[Yves Tanguy]]. | ||
+ | '''Halmstad''' {{IPA-sv|ˈhamsta|}} is a port, university, industrial and recreational [[urban areas of Sweden|city]] at the mouth of [[Nissan (river)|Nissan]] in the [[provinces of Sweden|province]] of [[Halland]] on the [[Sweden|Swedish]] west coast. Halmstad is the seat of [[Halmstad Municipality]] and the capital of [[Halland County]]. The city has a population of about 58,577, out of a municipal total of nearly 90,000. | ||
==Notable natives== | ==Notable natives== | ||
*[[Daniel Alexandersson]] - football player | *[[Daniel Alexandersson]] - football player |
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Halmstad Template:IPA-sv is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County. The city has a population of about 58,577, out of a municipal total of nearly 90,000.
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Notable natives
- Daniel Alexandersson - football player
- Niclas Alexandersson - football player
- Christopher Amott - musician (Arch Enemy/Armageddon)
- Michael Amott - musician (Spiritual Beggars/Arch Enemy/Carcass)
- Fredrik Andersson Hed - professional golfer
- Sofia Arvidsson - professional tennis player
- Jonas Altberg - musician, Dj (Basshunter)
- Carl Bildt - politician, former prime minister, present foreign minister
- Dusan Djuric - football player
- Per Gessle - musician (Roxette/Gyllene Tider)
- Halmstadgruppen - Painter group
- Bengt Johansson - Handball coach
- Niklas Kvarforth - musician (Shining/Den Saakaldte/Skitliv)
- Ola Lindgren - Handball player
- Fredrik Ljungberg - football player
- Susanne Ljungskog - Cyclist
- Magnus Mandersson - Executive Vice President of Ericsson
- Sven Nordqvist - Author
- Gustav Nyquist - ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
- Erik Olson - Painter (Halmstadgruppen)
- Jörgen Persson - table tennis player
- Thomas Pettersson - stand-up comedian
- Bengt I. Samuelsson - Nobel prize winner
- Johan Staël von Holstein - Entrepreneur
- Peter Wahlbäck - stand-up comedian
- Ernst Wigforss - politician, former Minister of Finance
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