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Visiting interesting places in Sweden

Linnaeus Hammarby – home of the latin name designator of all plants, animals and minerals

Linnaeus Hammarby – home of the latin name designator of all plants, animals and minerals

Carl von Linné (May 23 1707 – January 10 1778) was Carl Linnaeus name after his ennoblement. He was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who formalized the naming system of organisms – called the binomial nomenclature. The binomial nomenclature is a latin or latinized name of the organism. It consist of two parts, the first part indicates the genus and the second part is the specific name. Carl von Linné did his work at Uppsala University.  He was in fact a…

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Classic cars in Sweden

Classic cars in Sweden

Sweden is said to have the most restored 1950’s U.S. made cars in the world. For example, although only 2 1958 Cadillac convertibles were originally sold in Sweden – today there are over 200 of them registered there. Every year there are thousands of U.S. made classic cars imported into Sweden. In the town of Rättvik by lake Siljan in the landscape of Dalarna (Dalecarlia) there is an annual event called Classic Car Week , where thousands of proud owners show…

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