Lundsbergs skola
Encyclopedia
Lundsbergs Skola is a Swedish
boarding school
located north of Kristinehamn
in Värmland
, Sweden
. Lundsberg was founded in 1896 with inspirations from classical English boarding schools, and has around 200 students today. The school is run by an institution and is well known for its conservative atmosphere.
The school consists of six dormitories, of which three are boys' dormitories (Forest Hill, Björke and Gransäter), two are girls' dormitories (Herrgården and Klätten), and one is a mixed dormitory (Skogshult).
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
located north of Kristinehamn
Kristinehamn
Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 17,836 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern...
in Värmland
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Lundsberg was founded in 1896 with inspirations from classical English boarding schools, and has around 200 students today. The school is run by an institution and is well known for its conservative atmosphere.
The school consists of six dormitories, of which three are boys' dormitories (Forest Hill, Björke and Gransäter), two are girls' dormitories (Herrgården and Klätten), and one is a mixed dormitory (Skogshult).
Alumni
Famous Alumni include:- Prince Bertil
- Prince Gustaf AdolfPrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of VästerbottenPrince Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund, Duke of Västerbotten was Duke of West Bothnia and the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught...
- Prince Carl Philip
- Count Michael Bernadotte
- Boris HagelinBoris HagelinBoris Caesar Wilhelm Hagelin was a Swedish businessman and inventor of encryption machines.Born of Swedish parents in the Caucasus , Hagelin attended Lundsberg boarding school and later studied mechanical engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, graduating in 1914...
- Jan-Boris Möller
- Ian WachtmeisterIan WachtmeisterCount Ian Melcher Shering Wachtmeister is a Swedish industrialist and politician. He was a member of the Swedish parliament from 1991 to 1994. He is the son of Count Ted Wachtmeister and Adrienne, née De Geer....
- Peder Broms
- Sigvard Bernadotte (designed the church window at the school)
- Carl Johan BernadotteCarl Johan BernadotteCarl Johan Arthur Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, formerly Prince Carl Johan Arthur of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna , is the paternal uncle of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and the maternal uncle of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and former Queen Anne-Marie of Greece...
- Sven LindbergSven LindbergSven Lindberg was a Swedish film actor and director. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden.-Selected filmography:*Music in Darkness *Dreams *Musik ombord *Face to Face...
, actor - Johan Rabeus, actor