Astrid Lindgren's World

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The new Villa Kunterbunt in Astrid Lindgren's World (2009)
Mattisburg (2009)
Polly Patent's Grandmother's House (2009)

Astrid Lindgrens värld (German: Astrid Lindgren's World) is a theme park in the Swedish town of Vimmerby . In the park, the stories of Astrid Lindgren , who was born on Näs near Vimmerby, are discussed. The park is open from May to August, September and certain weeks in October and November.

history

Companies

Astrid Lindgrens Värld is an independent public company .

The company was founded in 1989, and the facility was owned by the Riquma Group, which had acquired it from the park's founders, three local families. In 1991 Wasa Försäkringar became the majority owner and IOGT-NTO and the municipality of Vimmerby became a minority owner of the company. In 2000 the municipality of Vimmerby took over the company. As of January 2010, Astrid Lindgren's World was 84% ​​owned by Saltkråkan AB and 16% owned by Vimmerby Municipality, and in 2012 the company was owned by Saltkråkan AB (88%) and Vimmerby Municipality (12%). In 2016 the company was 90% owned by Salikon AB and 10% by Vimmerby Municipality.

The park

The park was founded in 1981: The Isaksson, Jalminger and Soowik families had the first house, "Katthult", built on a 1: 3 scale in 1981. More houses from Lindgren's world were added, all on a scale of 1: 3. In 1989 the Riquma group bought the entire plant. The company Astrid Lindgren's World AB was founded. Many new locations were added. In 1990 the "Heckenrosental" (The Löwenherz Brothers) was built in its original size, and in 1991 the "Noisemaker Street" was also in its original size. In the year 2000 the "Krachmacherstrasse" was supplemented by the "Skolgatan" and shops, restaurants and cafes were set up on both streets. In the summer of 2007, the first location under one roof was added: “Holidays on Saltkrokan”. In 2009 a new "Villa Kunterbunt" was built and a lake with a port area was created.

Around 475,000 visitors are counted every year; During the high season, around 460 people are employed in Astrid Lindgren's World, around 125 of them in the theater (as of 2016).

In the park

The park covers approximately 120,000 square meters. In the park there are the locations of Astrid Lindgren's most popular children's books: Krachmacherstraße, Bullerbü , Birkenlund , the house of Polly Patent's grandmother, Katthult-Hof (renovated in 2013), Karlsson's roof , the Kirschtal and the Heckenrosental , the Mattisburg (rebuilt in 2011) , Nils Karlsson Däumling's house , Villa Kunterbunt (newly built in 2009), Rasmus' barn , holidays on Saltkrokan , the tiny, small town and the Löwenherz brothers (since June 2016).

The Villa Kunterbunt near the puppet theater was reopened on June 6, 2009; Until then, there was a differently designed Kunterbunt villa near Krachmacherstrasse. Visitors are driven in small carriages through the theme world “Holidays on Saltkrokan”. Performances are held daily on several stages; a puppet theater shows performances for smaller children.

Food and drinks are offered in four restaurants as well as at some snack stands and barbecue areas. In the holiday village and on the campsite, a total of around 1,000 guests can rent holiday homes, holiday cabins or pitches for tents, caravans or mobile homes.

Filming

In the early 1990s, the films about Lotta were shot on Krachmacherstraße.

Astrid Lindgren Scholarship

Since 1991, Astrid Lindgren's World has awarded the Astrid Lindgren Scholarship, endowed with SEK 30,000, annually to people or organizations who “work in the interests of Astrid Lindgren”.

Prize winners were Gunnel Linde (1991), the child protection organization BRIS (1992), Ilon Wikland (1993), Georg Riedel (1994), Lars H. Gustafsson (1995), Björn Berg (1996), Jörgen Lantz (1997), Lennart Hellsing ( 1998), the John Rhon Foundation (1999), Björn Ranelid (2000), Isacsson, Jalminger and Soowik (2001), Vår Teater (2002), Barbro Lindgren (2003), Hugo Lagercrantz (2004), Siv Widerberg (2005), Glädjeverkstaden (2006), SOS Children's Villages (2007), Kulturskolan in Vimmerby (2008), Ulf Stark (2009), Inger and Lasse Sandberg (2010), Pär Johansson (2011), Gunilla Bergström (2012), Marianne von Baumgarten-Lindberg (2013), Anders Eriksson (local politician in Vimmerby) (2014) and Martin Widmark (2015).

Web links

Commons : Astrid Lindgrens värld  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.alv.se, 2016 ( Memento from December 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b www.alv.se, 2016 ( Memento from December 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Information on the company's website (2016) ( Memento from December 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Svenska Barnboks Institutet , accessed on March 5, 2016 (Swedish)
  5. ↑ Mynewsdesk press release ( Memento from July 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) from August 20, 2007, accessed on March 5, 2016 (Swedish)
  6. ↑ Press release Räben & Sjörgen ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) from 2012, accessed on March 5, 2016 (Swedish)
  7. ↑ Dagens Vimmerby of October 31, 2015, accessed on March 5, 2016 (Swedish)

Coordinates: 57 ° 40 ′ 27.2 "  N , 15 ° 50 ′ 33.6"  E