Sola i Karlstad

Sola i Karlstad ("the Sun in Karlstad"), nickname of Eva Lisa Holtz (1 January 1739, Karlstad – 24 September 1818), was a Swedish waitress and innkeeper who became the symbol of the Swedish city of Karlstad.

Sola i Karlstad's statue

She worked as a waitress on several of the local inns in Karlstad, and came to be known for her "sunny" disposition, thereby being given the nickname "the Sun in Karlstad".

References

  • "Människor och sägner" (in Swedish). Värmlands Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  • "Sola i Karlstad" (in Swedish). Region Värmland, Administrative board of Värmland County and Visit Värmland. 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  • Arne Skorup (6 October 2007). "Solas värdshus hamnade på tippen". Nya Wermlands Tidningen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  • Anna Svensson (2006). "Upptäck Karlstads skulpturer - Guide till konsten på gator och torg" (PDF) (in Swedish). Karlstad: Karlstad commune: 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Marie Karlsson (13 July 2004). "Skärvor från "Sola"". Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2008.


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