Kristinehamn Travel Guide

 yvgr Says:  Erik Rafael Rådberg (1881-1961) was born in Kristinehamn and was a also an artist by profession. Rådberg lived some years in Paris and attended the Académie Henri Matisse and the Académie Colarossi, as one of the teachers of Auguste Rhodin. This statue of Daphne is situated... 

 yvgr Says:  The old graveyard is located outside the grand church. For anyone interested in old church yards this one is quite beautiful and well kept. See my video Kristinehamn's old church and cemetery. 

 yvgr Says:  If you're going to visit the famous Picasso statue located in Kristinehamn's archipelago you can also visit the 3 burial cairns from Bronze Age...A sign will show the way up to the cairns. There's also an information board. It's some 150 m. East from the statue. 

 yvgr Says:  The Järsberg Runestone is a runestone in the elder futhark (runic language) in Kristinehamn. It originates from the Viking age, dated 500 AD. This stone is a bit "offside" the city centre. You may contact Kristinehamn's Tourist Information for further details. Going by car?... 

 yvgr Says:  The very famous Swedish author Gustaf Fröding lived 14 years in Kristinehamn and his family home where his parents stayed on, still exists. If you wish to visit the house you need to make an reservation. I suggest you contact Kristinehamn's Tourist Information board for any... 

 yvgr Says:  The church in Kristinehamn was built between 1847–1858 in neo-gothic style and it's still operated by the Church of Sweden. Has a lot of interesting historical stuff inside such as a triumphal cross from the 14th century. Three chandeliers of brass from the 1500s. Several... 

 yvgr Says:  Kristienhamn's Central Library is located quite close to the Railway station and it is open to all. There are a wide range of books and other media that can be borrowed for free. Also a room for Newspapers and information about Kristinehamn. pC'S with Internet acess and free... 

 yvgr Says:  The Saxholmen island is a small island in the archipelago of Kristinehamn. You can axess Saxholmen only by boat through the north side of the island, or during spring-summer you can by a ticket for the ferry. On the Saxholmen you can find the ruins of a 12th century castle.... 

 eden_teuling Says:  Two ARTISTS met....Bengt Olson and Carl Nesjar.......Carl Nesjar had just experimented with a new material, some sort of BETON (Concrete).They met Pablo Picasse and told him about this experiments and he was interested.....and then: why not a sculpture somewhere in the NORTH... 

 El_Sueco Says:  When you come to the Picasso sculpture, there are two red buildings to the left. At most left you have the coffee restaurant where you can buy coffee and waffles. The other small red house is a little shop with a small exhibition of the construction work with the sculpture... 

 El_Sueco Says:  This is the surface on the Picasso statue. The surface is so hard that it will resist for 2000 year, they say.The statue was made in such a way that the mould was dense filled with small stones. Then from the underneath(!) a liquid of concrete was pressed into the mould.... 

 Porteplume Says:  .Picasso sculpture in KristinehamnFrançais:(Traduction très bientôt...)= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = English:The sculpture is the first monumetalsculpture made by Picasso himself. He gave away the sculpture to Kristinehamn in 1964. The sculpture is...