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	Välkommen till Fars hatt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Through the windows one can see the Bohus Castle from the fourteenth century, the church from 1689 and wooden houses from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
		Bohus Castle was founded by the Norwegian king Håkan V in 1308 and did not become Swedish until the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658.
		This house dates from the 1700s and was originally the home of the commandant of Bohus Castle.
	www.farshatt.se /eng/historia2.asp (347 words)

	Bohus Fortress - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bohus Fortess, or Bohus Fästning, is a fortress from the 13th century at Kungälv in Sweden.
		After Denmark-Norway had lost Bohus a new fortress, Fredriksten, was constructed in Fredrikshald on the new border against Sweden.
		Bohus had served its role as a border fortress but after being captured by Sweden, it lost its strategic value to the Älvsborg Fortress at Gothenburg and the new fortress Carlsten that was being erected at Marstrand.
	www.free-definition.com /Bohus-Castle.html (177 words)

	Photos : Bohus fortress - Bohuslän - Götaland - Sweden
		Bohus fortress is about fifteen kilometers in the north of Gothenburg, beside the village of Kungälv.
		This castle was built in 1308 by King Håkon of Norway.
		Inside the castle, there is a pond, a vital pool of water of there is a siege.
	www.objectif-suede.com /show_theme_en-36.html (111 words)

	Norway & Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bohus fortress, overlooking the Gota Alv valley, was begun in 1308 to defend the then Danish border with Norway and Sweden.
		After outer walls had been added to Bohus castle in the 16th century, it became one of the largest and best fortified in Scandinavia.
		Bohus Fortress is under the care of the Swedish Building Society.
	www.heritagesites.eu.com /norway/bohus.htm (364 words)

	Vrbovce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Old Castle had been a prehistoric center of the population of the surrounding county already in the Stone Age.
		The importance of Old Castle was diminished in era of beginning of Old Hungary in the 10th century, when the castle and surrounding county had become the part of North Hungary borderland (konfinium).
		Stibor's family owned the castle for two generations until 1434, when their family died out without a male descendant and all property was returned back to the king.
	www.tccweb.org /Vrbovce.htm (5015 words)

	::Destination Viking::
		The fight to be the Lord of the River is still manifest in the numerous town and castle remains along the river.
		Bohus Castle is situated on a high cliff where the River splits into two mouths, and it controlled much of the traffic on it.
		The castle was erected from 1308 onwards by the Norwegian kings.
	www.destinationviking.com /culture/vhm_2_4/2_4_lord.htm (755 words)

	Lake Vanern and the Gota Canal : Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bohus Castle and Fortress (Bohus Fästning) was built by order of Norway's Haakon V on Norwegian territory.
		This splendid Renaissance Vasa castle, erected during a period of national expansion, dominates the town from its moated position on the lake, just behind the old courthouse in the southern part of town.
		Royalty has not lived in the castle since 1715, but it was restored in the 19th century.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=3248&catID=3248010029 (891 words)

	Bahusia. Who is Bahusia? What is Bahusia? Where is Bahusia? Definition of Bahusia. Meaning of Bahusia.
		For many years Bohuslän formed Gothenburg and Bohus County, togeather with the City of Gothenburg, but in 1999 it was merged into Västra Götaland County.
		The province was a part of Norway until the 17th century and traces of Norwegian remain in the dialect.
		Blazon: "Argent, a Castle embatteled Gules with one embatteled Tower of the same and two doors Or hinged Sable between a Sword point upwards and Lion rampant holding the Tower both Azure langued and armed Or."
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Bahusia (284 words)

	List of castles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Doost Mohammad Khan Castle, north east of Zabol
		Seh Kooheh Castle in the district of Shibb Ab, Zabol
		Japanese castles (partially in English) – A list of 599 castles in Japan with pictures and maps of their locations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_castles (175 words)

	kungsholm menus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bohus Castle on the face, and the ship's portrait on the verso, showing her with her white hull coloring.
		The Swedish Castle series, with Eriksberg Castle on the face, and the ship's portrait on the verso, showing her with her white hull coloring.
		The Swedish Castle series, with Örebro Castle on the face, and the ship's portrait on the verso, showing her with her white hull coloring.
	www.cabinclass.com /items/diningrm/menus/liste.htm (750 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bohus castle is said to be the biggest,strangest ang most massive fotren in Scandinavia.
		Bohus castle has been besieged 14 times without beeing conqvered.
		Bohus ruin was used under the biggest part of the 1800-centure as a stonequarry,for the people who lived on Kungälv.
	www.newsandmedia.hik.se /paper_online/workspace/artikel.php3?article_id=529 (198 words)

	Bohus Castle, Kungalv
		On the southern outskirts of the town of Kungälv, E 20 crosses the Nordreälv, on an island in which (to the right) can be seen the large ruined castle of Bohus, built by King Håkon of Norway in 1310, from which the region takes its name.
		For centuries this stood on the frontier between Sweden and Norway.
		Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
	www.planetware.com /sweden/kungalv-bohus-castle-s-bhs-bohca.htm (100 words)

	A Visit to Lerum, Sweden
		We were supposed to see a castle and go to an island today.
		When we arrived to Bohus Castle we looked around for a while but we had to wait for some girls who had gotten locked outside the castle.
		However, after an hour long tour through the castle we went back to the bus and continued to our next destination which was driving to Rönnäng via Stenungsund and the magnificent Tjörn Bridges.
	www.kvenno.is /pr/Sweden2001/daysixseven.htm (923 words)

	Marriage Customs Of Scandinavia And Poland
		This is not an indispensable preliminary—at least in the province of Bohus and in Finland.
		Two spruce pine-trees, divested of their lower branches and bark, are placed one on each side of the entrance door of the bridal house, not, say some, to be removed until the bride becomes a mother.
		The family lived in a castle, and one day at the dinner, which took place at noon, the mother put into the hands of her daughter Barbara an entangled skein of silk, upon which she blushed and appeared unable to raise her eyes.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles25/marriage-customs-27.shtml (3472 words)

	ireland.com / Explore Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bohus and his wife Julie turn up in the village just as a villainous cousin, Adolf, is given the key to the castle; anxious to keep a low profile, they seek shelter with the village schoolteacher and choirmaster, Benda.
		When Bohus is arrested as a Jacobin, Julie goes to the castle to plead for his release; convinced and moved by her performance of a lullaby that his wife used to sing to the baby Bohus, the count makes his peace with his son.
		A sub-plot involving Benda's daughter, Terinka, her boyfriend Jirí and his rival, an elderly cohort of the count, is sorted out in favour of the young lovers; the end result is general rejoicing.
	www.ireland.com /explore/festivals/2001/1001/dopera1018a.htm (801 words)

	Learn more about List of castles in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Learn more about List of castles in the online encyclopedia.
		Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
		The List of castles is a link page for any castle in the sense of a fortified building.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_castles.html (119 words)

	DJ79a Şiria
		Under the fortress hill it can be visited the Bohus castle built at the beginning of the XIX century in neo-classical style.
		At present the castle gives place to the museum of the great writer Ioan Slavici (1848-1925) borned in Siria and an exhibition of the composer Emil Montia (1887-1965) borned in Sicula but who lived in Siria.
		Near the castle there is the monument of Antonia Bohus known for the support she had given to the gaoled revolutioners after 1849.
	www.welcometoromania.ro /DJ79a/DJ79a_Siria_e.htm (386 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient See of Oslo in Norway
		After the formation of the Diocese of Hamar in 1152, the Diocese of Oslo was limited to the Provinces of Christiania, Smaalenene, Jarlsberg and Laurvik, and Akershus in Norway, and the Counties of Göteborg (Gothenburg) and Bohus in Sweden.
		Although Rudolf, a court bishop brought by St. Olave from Rouen, lived at Sarpsborg (1015-30) and worked in the surrounding district, Asgaut (1047-72?) is usually regarded as the first Bishop of Oslo.
		In 1522 Hans Mule, a favourite of Christian II and commandant of the Castle of Akershus, forced Bishop Andrew Muus to resign.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/16065a.htm (725 words)

	klv (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bohus Castle was formed Year 1308, to protect the southpart of Norway.
		Through many hundred years Kungälv and Bohus castle were a battlezone.
		The Castle has been siege 14 times and never defeated.
	home.tiscali.se /cbw/nyklv.htm (123 words)

	Kungälv - Bohus fortress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		During the first centuries of its existencen the castle had four towers connected by high perpendicular walls, and within the walls were dwellinghouses, storehouses etc. The tower with the entrance to the castle-yard was a gate-tower with four storeys above the arachway, called the Kings's Hall.
		In the 17th Century the castle of Bohus was abondoned and destroyd, and it is only during the last eleven decades that the Swedish governement subsidizes a progressive restoration, with a view to preserving the imposing ruin from further destruction.
		Bohus Fortress will be host to a medieval market where medieval-attired traders will sell handicrafts, knight accessories, bread and sweets.
	www.dalsland.se /templates/article____7222.aspx (518 words)

	Swedespeed Forums: Our XC90 is Home!
		My wife and I went to the Bohus castle when we were there in 2003 but when we went, it was closed because the "touristy" spots usually close end of Sept and we went end of Oct. Oh well, still got to see the outside.
		When we go over again for OSD next month, we are staying at a castle in Germany off of the Weser River for the night.
		We plan on seeing other castles as well but thought it would be different staying in one.
	forums.swedespeed.com /zerothread?id=40246 (638 words)

	There's always something that comes up as a sort of test on the journey into Slovakia
		Trying to phone from the airport, Bohus' mobile just rang out, so I couldn't contact him, and I had no way of contacting Pavol who was meeting me at Bratislava (hereafter referred to, as the Slovaks fondly do, as Blava).
		Phoning Bohus again, I suggested I find a hotel for the night and come in the morning, but he insisted he would be at Poprad to pick me up at 3.40, so I should book a sleeper.
		I was staying during the weekend with Bohus and Alena in their home, with much opportunity to chat and pray together.
	www.colinsymes.u-net.com /SKJan2001.htm (3077 words)

	RUMANIA
		MANASTIREA / SZENTBENEDEK (648; 4.3 % Hung.): - ruins of the Korniss castle - Orthodox / Greek Catholic/ Romanesque church
		GILAU / GYALU (5,719; 14.8 % Hung.): former district seat - ruins of the Episcopal castle from the Middle Ages - castle park - remains of a Roman castrum
		BRESCU / BERECK (2,840; 73.6 % Hung.): - birthplace of the famous Hungarian gun-founder and artillery major Áron Gábor (1810-1849) /memorial plaque/ - Szent Miklós (St. Nicholas) church - ruins of castle of Mrs.
	www.hungarian-history.hu /lib/hmcb/hmcb10.htm (8195 words)

	Kulikovsky Family Photos
		Kalmar is also a very pretty town, with a lovely moated castle, and with walls remaining around part of the town, some of which you can walk on.
		We went to the nearby quaint village of Castle Combe,* where we had lunch in an English pub, then on to the village of Lacock, where scenes from Pride and Prejudice were filmed.
		It was a really nice castle ruin, apparently the oldest in Wales and one of the oldest in the UK.
	www.kulikovskyonline.net /family/journal.htm (13560 words)

	Gothenburg and Bohus County. Who is Gothenburg and Bohus County? What is Gothenburg and Bohus County? Where is ...
		Search for images of Gothenburg and Bohus County
		Gothenburg and Bohus County, or Göteborgs och Bohus län, was a County of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Skaraborg and Älvsborg to form the county of Västra Götaland.
		The county was named after the City of Gothenburg, and the historical Province of Bohus (Bohus Castle).
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Gothenburg_and_Bohus_County (112 words)

	List of Slovaks - InformationBlast
		He probably lived in the Devín castle and initially ruled over present-day southern Moravia and a small part of western Slovakia.
		He lived in the town of Nitra at the beginning of the 9th century, and ruled over the territory of present-day Slovakia from the Nitra castle, called the Nitrian Principality (Principality of Nitra).
		He owned 14 counties and 50 castles and fortresses in the region of present day central and western Slovakia, had an own army and was conferring the same degrees and functions as are awarded by the Hungarian king.
	www.informationblast.com /List_of_Slovaks.html (2986 words)

	drottingholm menus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The cover illustrates a portion of the Bohus Castle ruin near Gothenburg.
		Both examples show some light toning near the outer edges which does not affect the illustration.
		A beautiful Cabin Class dinner menu from Drottingholm, featuring an illustration of the Bohus Castle ruin at Gothenburg.
	www.cabinclass.com /items/diningrm/menus/listd.htm (474 words)

	Forskarregister
		The dissertation is a case study dealing with and discussing experiences from the archaeological investigations of three different gardens.
		These are Östra Sallerups prästgårdspark in Skåne, the Fruit- and kitchengarden by Strömsholms castle in Västmanland and the Frogner garden in Oslo.
		One is on Lars Israel Wahlman (1870–1952), well known architect with important commissions as Tjolöholm castle on the west coast (c.
	www.gardenhistoryforum.org /forskreg.html (4808 words)

	History - Norse Trade
		Its strategic position overlooking the river and its famous castle 'Bohus', the largest in Scandinavia, ensured that Konghelle was a regionally dominating town, burnt at least trice.) It was the wealthiest of the Norwegian towns.
		The German Order grew to dominate 300.000 square km of land, 55 cities and 48 castles (like the surface of Norway today but far denser populated) with Marienburg as the capital.
		The capital was later transferred to Lübeck as the capital of the Hanseatic League, or the German Guild as the called themselves - as merchants' protection against pirates, robbbers and the plunder prone German nobility.
	arno.daastol.com /history/norsetrade.html (4069 words)

	Jan Werich Actor
		Alban lived (at some time during the 3rd century) in the Roman city of Verulamium.
		Tour the impressive ruins of a grand medieval castle within extensive and beautiful grounds.
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	www.famouslocations.com /actors/janwerich.php (186 words)

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