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Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
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Type of site: Cultural
Date: 19th century
Date of Inscription: 2012
Location: Europe, Sweden, Hälsingland
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  The farmhouses of Hälsingland are a cultural heritage and an example of traditional Swedish construction technique in the old farmer’s society in Hälsingland. The magnificent dwelling houses of the farms have become symbols of the term Hälsingland farms, although the farm as a production unit, including out buildings and land, is what constitutes a Hälsingland farm. The Hälsingland farms reflect the rural construction techniques, using only wood, and are an expression of the popular architecture; the farmer’s way of building as it evolved when means flourished. To depict a general idea of the Hälsingland farm is difficult as they vary between parishes and periods of time… --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
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