Ladonia, Sculpture garden and micronation in Kullaberg Nature Reserve, Sweden
Description
Ladonia is a sculpture garden and micronation on the coast of Kullaberg in southern Sweden. The installation covers rocky terrain and includes large wooden structures built with driftwood and stone.
History
Artist Lars Vilks founded the project in 1996 after disputes with Swedish authorities over the construction of the sculpture Nimis. The legal disagreements led to the declaration of the area as an independent territory.
Culture
The anthem consists of the sound of stones thrown into water, and the official language contains only two words: waaaaalll and ÿp. Visitors today see the wooden sculptures and the setting where the project defines itself as an independent state.
Practical
Access requires a walk through Kullaberg Nature Reserve along marked trails that pass through forest and over rock formations. Sturdy footwear is necessary as the terrain is uneven and coastal weather can change quickly.
Did you know?
More than 22,000 people from around the world have registered as citizens without living there. The territory exists simultaneously as a work of art and as a symbolic political project.
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Nimis
43 m
Kockenhus
1.5 km
Himmelstorp
864 m
Arx
78 m
Östra Kullaberg
837 mKungsstenen
1.4 kmBrunnby 354
1.5 kmBrunnby 318
806 mHarahögen
1.4 kmBrunnby 16:2
1.4 kmDomhög
937 mBrunnby 248:1
1.5 kmBrunnby 17:1
1.1 kmBrunnby 306
1.5 kmHarahögen
1.5 kmBrunnby 17:2
1.2 kmBrunnby 13:1
1.3 kmBrunnby 31:1
1.5 kmBrunnahög
1.6 kmBrunnby 16:1
1.4 kmBrunnby 13:2
1.3 kmBrunnby 257:1
1.3 kmBrunnby 317
1.5 kmBacka högar
1.4 kmBrunnby 15:1
1.3 kmBrunnby 356
847 mNimis
38 mArx
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