Råshult

Råshult is a village just north of in , , . It is notable as the birthplace of the seminal biologist and "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus. In Råshult there is also a memorial to him.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: settlement in Älmhult Municipality,Sweden
  • Also known as: Rashult

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stenbrohult Church.

Church
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diö and Liatorp.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 899 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 10 km north of the town .

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 540 inhabitants in 2020. is situated 6 km northeast of Råshult.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a town in in southern . The town has about 9,000 inhabitants, with a total of 15,000 in the municipality.

Råshult

Latitude
56.62124° or 56° 37′ 16″ north
Longitude
14.20025° or 14° 12′ 1″ east
Elevation
153 metres (502 feet)
Open location code
9F8PJ6C2+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 731598198
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2683118
Wiki­data ID
Q927776
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Råshult” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Ռոսհուլտ
  • Azerbaijani: Roshult
  • Belarusian: Росгульт
  • Belarusian: Росхульт
  • Catalan: Råshult
  • Chechen: Росхульт
  • Chinese: 罗斯胡尔特
  • Chinese: 羅斯豪爾特
  • Czech: Råshult
  • Danish: Linnés Råshult
  • Danish: Råshult
  • Dutch: Råshult
  • French: Råshult
  • Galician: Råshult
  • Georgian: როსჰულტი
  • German: Råshult
  • Greek: Ρόσουλτ
  • Interlingua: Råshult
  • Irish: Råshult
  • Italian: Råshult Södregård
  • Italian: Råshult
  • Luxembourgish: Råshult
  • Macedonian: Росхулт
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Råshult
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Råshult
  • Norwegian: Råshult
  • Occitan (post 1500): Råshult
  • Ossetian: Росхульт
  • Persian: راس‌هولت
  • Persian: روس‌هولت
  • Polish: Råshult
  • Portuguese: Råshult
  • Russian: Росхульт
  • Scots: Råshult
  • Scottish Gaelic: Råshult
  • Sicilian: Råshult
  • Slovak: Råshult
  • Slovenian: Råshult
  • Spanish: Råshult
  • Swedish: Råshult
  • Ukrainian: Росгульт
  • Ukrainian: Росхульт
  • Uzbek: Råshult
  • Western Panjabi: راشلٹ

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Localities in the Area

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