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OlocuiltaOlocuilta is a municipality in the La Paz department of El Salvador. Is a town conveniently located between El Salvador International Airport and San Salvador, the country's capital. This town is well known for its "Pupusas" a traditional Salvadorean appetizer made with a rice flour wrapping stuff..
OlodumMembers of Olodum practising Olodum is a cultural group based in the black community of Salvador, the capital city of the state of Bahia, Brazil. One of many similar groups in the city (and elsewhere in Brazil), it offers cultural activities to young people, largely centered around music; it a..
OlodumareIn Yoruba mythology, Olodumare is the creative force that drove the establishment of existence and the entire universe. Olodumare meaning God in the Yoruba language is the most powerful of all Gods in essence an entity who sees and knows all things. ..
OlofThe word Olof is a forename predominantly used in Sweden (refer also to "Olav");a rarely used, older spelling for the language, ethnic group or culture of the African Wolofs. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred..
OlofstorpOlofstorp is a village that lays on the westcoast in Sweden near Gothenburg. Olofstorp lays besides the Gråboway. Every year in may they celibraits The bergumsday that is an festival. In Olofstorp it lays to schools: Bergumsskolan and Björsaredsskolan. There is two small shops, two kiosks and one..
OlofströmOlofström City arms [] Charter - Municipality Olofström Municipality County Blekinge County Province Blechingia Population 7,690 (2000) Olofström is a town and the seat of Olofström Municipality in Sweden. The increased use of cars in the 1950's and 60's was the ..
Olofström MunicipalityOlofström Municipality, or Olofströms kommun, is a municipality of Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It borders to Osby Municipality, Kristianstad Municipality, Bromölla Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Karlshamn Municipality, Tingsryd Municipality, and Älmhult Municipality. The town of..
Olof (I) of SwedenOlof was the king of Sweden when Ansgar made his second voyage to Birka in the year 854. He is mentioned by Adam of Bremen and by Rimbert. He was contemporary with Erik Anundsson of the Icelandic sources, and probably his brother and co-ruler (see diarchy). Rimbert relates that the Curonians in La..
Olof (II) BjörnssonOlof Björnsson (ca 970 - 975), was a semi-legendary Swedish king, who according to Hervarar saga and the Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa ruled together with his brother Eric the Victorious. He was the father of Styrbjörn Starke, and he died of poison during a meal. Instead of proclaiming his son St..
Olof af AcrelOlof af Acrel (26 November 1717—28 May 1806Biographiskt lexikon öfver namnkunnige svenske män. - Ny rev. upplaga. - Stockholm [et al.]: Beijer [et al.], 1835-1875. - Bd. 1-23.), known before his ennoblement in 1780 as Olof Acrel, was a surgeon and physician of Stockholm,..
Olof AschbergOlof Aschberg (1877 – 1960) was a Swedish banker and businessman of Jewish background. Aschberg was a sympathizer of the Communist movement and helped finance the Bolsheviks in Russia. In gratitude, the Bolshevik government allowed Aschberg to do business with Soviet Union during the 1920s. In t..
Olof DreijerOlof Dreijer (born 1981) is a member of the electronica duo The Knife, formed with his sister Karin Dreijer Andersson. Although The Knife very rarely performs live concerts, Olof performs as DJ Coolof in nightclubs across Europe. External link [] at MusicBrainz ..
Olof Emanuel NäslundOlof Emanuel Näslund (1829-1906) on May 19, 1905 in Ragunda, Sweden Olof Emanuel Näslund (April 29, 1829 - September 17, 1906) aka Manny Naslund. He was a land surveyor in Härnösand, Sweden. Contents 1 Birth and siblings2 Marriage but no children3 Death and burial4 ..
Olof ErlandOlof Erland (born February 16, 1944) is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. Deputy premier (vice lantråd) minister for finance 2001-2003.Member of the lagting (Åland parliament) 1991-2003. Married to Viveka Eriksson ..
Olof GustafssonOlof Gustafsson (also known as Blaizer / The Black Lotus) is a Swedish video game music composer. He started doing music for a demoscene group called The Silents. Several members of this group decided to go into game development, and started Digital Illusions. Gustafsson joined them, and did the mus..
Olof JohanssonOlof Johansson Olof Johansson (born July 31, 1931) is a Swedish politician, who was the leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1987 to 1998 and Minister for the Environment 1991-1994. Olof Johansson was born in Ljungby, Kronoberg County. He studied at the Stockholm School of Economics, and ..
Olof LinderothOlof Linderoth ( オロフ・リンデロード ) is a fictional character designed for the Power Instinct game series. Contents 1 Profile2 Quotes3 Special Moves4 Music Themes5 Appearances6 Trivia7 See also Profile Sex: MaleAge: 29Blood Type: UnknownBirth..
Olof LundströmOlof Basil Lundström (born October 4, 1979 in Stockholm), is a Swedish entrepreneur. Olof Lundström co-founded Excitera in 2000. In 2002 he founded Innovation Challenge. Awards Technology Student of the Year (Sweden, 2002)...
Olof MellbergErik Olof Mellberg (IPA: ['uːlɔf 'mɛlbærj]) (born September 3, 1977 in Amnehärad, Gullspång) is a Swedish football player and current captain of both Aston Villa and Sweden. Mellberg is a strong central defender currently playing club football with Aston Villa. He has also played fo..
Olof of SwedenCoin minted for Olof Skötkonung in Sigtuna Olof of Sweden or Olof Skötkonung/Skottkonung (the meaning of the cognomen is disputed) was the son of Eric the Victorious and Sigrid the Haughty. He was probably born in the latter part of the 960s and he succeeded his father ca 994. Our knowledge ..
Olof PalmeSven Olof Joachim Palme ([Olof Palme] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) (January 30, 1927 – February 28, 1986) was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1969 to 1986 and was Prime Minister of Sweden with a Privy Council Government ..
Olof Palme International CenterThe Olof Palme International Center is a Swedish organization with ties to the national labour movement, working with international development co-operation and the forming of public opinion surrounding international political and security issues. The centre's areas of interest include workers' and ..
Olof RingOlof Ring or Ring ruled Sweden together with his brothers Erik and Emund when Archbishop Unni visited Birka (935-936). Preceded by:Björn (III) Eriksson Semi-legendary king of Sweden Succeeded by:Erik Olofsson ..
Olof Rudbeck the YoungerOlaus Rudbeckius, junior or Olof Rudbeck (d.y.) (1660-1740), Swedish explorer and scientist, son of Olaus Rudbeck Sr. Rudbeck Jr. succeeded his father as professor of medicine at Uppsala University. Young Rudbeck was an able botanist and ornithologist who took his doctor's degree in Utrecht in 1690..
Olof SalménOlof Salmén (born 1927) is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 2001-2003Vice Lantråd (deputy premier) and Minister for finance 1999-2001Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament)1988-1999President of..
Olof SöderblomOlof Söderblom is the creator of Token Ring networking, and grandson of Nathan Soderblom. Token-Ring Patent Swedish inventor Olof Söderblom conceived of the token-ring network in 1967. The first token ring network was the Svenska Handelsbanken (Swedish bank) network connecting 2,500 terminals at..
Olof SwartzOlof Peter Swartz (September 21, 1760, Norrköping, Sweden – September 19, 1816, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes. He attended the University of Uppsala where he studied under Carolus Linnaeus the..
Olof the BrashOlaf was according to the Danish king Sweyn Estridson and Adam of Bremen a Swedish chieftain who conquered Denmark in the late 9th century or early 10th century, and founded the House of Olaf. He had the sons Gyrd and Gnupa, who ruled together according to Swedish tradition. Gnupa had the son Sigt..
Olof ThörnellOlof Thörnell (1877-1977) was a General of the Swedish armed forces. He was Sweden's first Commander-in-Chief 1939-1944. Before 1939 that had been the role of the King. Preceded by:None, the King was Commander-in-Chief Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces Succeeded by:..
Olof TrätäljaOlaf Tree Feller (Old Norse: Ólafr trételgja, Swedish: Olof Trätälja, Norwegian: Olav Tretelgja) was the son of the Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler of the House of Yngling according to Ynglingatal. ..
Olof von DalinOlof von Dalin Olof von Dalin (1708-1763), the Swedish poet, was born on 29 August 1708 in the parish of Vinberg in Halland, where his father was the minister. He was closely related to Andreas Rydelius, the philosophical bishop of Lund, and he was sent at a very early age to be instructed by ..
Olof WalleniusOlof Wallenius (1902 – 1970) was a Swedish entrepreneur and the founder of Wallenius Lines. ..
Olof WallqvistOlof Wallqvist (1755- April 30, 1800), Swedish statesman and ecclesiastic, was ordained in 1776, became Doctor of Philosophy in 1779, court preacher to Queen Louisa Ulrica in 1780, and bishop of Växjö in 1787. He attracted the attention of Gustavus III by his eloquent preaching at the fashionable..
OlokunOlokun is considered the patron orisa of the descendants of Africans that were carried away during the Maafa, or what is sometimes referred to as the Transatlantic Slave Trade or Middle Passage. Olokun works closely with Oya (Deity of Sudden Change)and Egungun (Collective Ancestral Spirits) to her..
Olol DiinleOlol Diinle was one the last powerfull kings of the Ajuran dynasty that ruled much of the present day central and southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia or western Somalia. The capital of his dominion was the town of Qalaafo ..
Olomouctown hall with astronomical clock Olomouc (IPA: [ˈɔlɔmɔu̯ʦ]) (German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropoli..
Olomoucké syrečkyOlomoucké syrečky is a cheese made in Olomouc, Czech Republic which is very easy to recognize by its strong scent and yellowish colour. ..
Olomouc RegionStatistics Capital:Olomouc Area:5,267 km² (7th) Population:640,680 (2004) Map Olomouc Region (Czech: Olomoucký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (Morava) and in a small part of..
Olomouc Summer InstituteOlomoucká letní škola - Olomouc Summer Institute is a project resembling students from all over the world each year, at the beginning of July, in Olomouc, the Czech Republic. The project began in 1994 and in a time span of 11 years it evolved continuously. Beginning with 1998, the OSI welcomed a ..
OlonetsThe town's coat of arms was promulgated by Catherine the Great in 1781. Olonets (Russian: ; Finnish: Aunus) is a town in and the administrative centre of Olonetsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is situated on the Olonka River, to the east from Lake Ladoga. Population: 10,24..
Olonetsky District, Republic of KareliaOlonetsky District (Russian: ) is a district (raion) of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Olonets. District's population: 27,034 (2002 Census), over 37% of which live in Olonets. There are nine rural administrations under the district's jurisdiction. See a..
Olonets GovernorateOlonets Guberniya was a guberniya (governorate) of north-western Imperial Russia, extending from Lake Ladoga almost to the White Sea, bounded W. by Finland, N. and E. by Archangelsk and Vologda, and S. by Novgorod and St Petersburg. The area was 57,422 m²., of which 6794 m². are lakes. Its north..
Olonets KarelianOlonets-Karelian (East Karelian, Livvi) is the variety of Karelian language spoken by Olonets-Karelians, traditionally inhabiting the area of the Olonka River. Olonets-Karelian long remained relatively uninfluented by Russian language despite the influx of Russians following the founding of Saint ..
Olongapo CityOlongapo City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 194,260 people in 43,107 households. The name Olongapo is derived from the phrase "Ulo ng Apo", which means "head of the chief" in Tagalog. Olongapo ..
Olongapo Naval StationOlongapo Naval Station was in the Philippines, during the World War II era. This was used by the US Navy's Asiatic Fleet (as an auxiliary air base) and as a station for various Marine and Navy personnel. See also: Military History of the PhilippinesMilitary History of the United States ..
OlonkinbyenOlonkinbyen is a settlement on the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It houses the staff that operates the weather station and the radio station. It has a population of about 20 people. External links [Images and Information on Olonkin City (probably by one of the staff)] ..
OlopaOlopa is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala. ..
OlopatadineOlopatadine hydrochloride is an antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer, usually sold as a prescription eye drop (0.1% solution, trademark Patanol (or Opatanol in the UK), manufactured by Alcon). It is used to treat allergic conjunctivitis (eye allergies). It should not be used to treat irritatio..
OlopenOlopen, Olopan, or Olopuen (probably a Chinese form of the Syriac Rabban, i.e. monk) (fl. 7th century) was the first Christian missionary in China (setting aside vague stories of St Thomas, St Bartholomew, and so forth), and founder of the Nestorian Church in the Far East. According to the Nestoria..
Oloron-Sainte-MarieOloron-Sainte-MarieSainte-Marie Church in Oloron-Sainte-Marie Country France Région Aquitaine Départment Pyrénées-Atlantiques(sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie Canton Chief town of 2 cantons INSEE 64 422 Postal Code ..
OlorosoOloroso ('scented' in Spanish) is a variety of sherry aged longer than amontillado, producing a darker and richer wine. Unlike the fino and amontillado sherries, in oloroso sherries the flor yeast is suppressed by fortification at an earlier stage. This causes the finished wine to lack the fresh ye..
OlorotitanOlorotitan arharensis is a lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur that hails from the Late Cretaceous Tsagayan Formation beds located in Kundur, Amur Region, Far Eastern Russia. The remains, consisting of a nearly complete skeleton, were described by Godefroit et al. in mid-2003. The generic name mean..
OlorunIn Yoruba mythology, Ọlọrun is the Sky Father and creator of the universe. Occasionally androgynous or female, he is a god of peace, purity and harmony. He is strongly associated with the color white, and controls everything that is white, such as bones, the brain, and clouds. He is the fathe..
OlorusOlorus was the name of a king of Thrace. His daughter Hegesipyle married the Athenian statesman and general Miltiades, who defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC1. Olorus was also the name of the father of the 5th century BC Athenian historian Thucydides, author of the History o..
OlosOlos (2000) is an album by the Finnish rock group Absoluuttinen Nollapiste. Track listing "Valajas helkures" (Aake Otsala, Aki Lääkkölä) - 3:02"Kalkin sammutus" (Otsala, Tommi Liimatta) - 4:10"Kotiinpaluu, jotenkin" (Otsala, Liimatta, Lääkkölä) - 3:02"Tavan sinä pyhität" (Liimatta, Ots..
OlostOlost de Lluçanés is a small village of 1187 people, situated on a plain 669 meters above sea level at 20 km from Vic in the center of the ancient shire or comarca of the Lluçanès, at present in the comarca of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In the center of the village st..
OlotOlot is the capital of the comarca of Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. With a population of 27 482 (1996), Olot is 443 metres above sealevel, in an area with many extinct volcanoes, lieing within the protected area of the Natural Park of the Volcanic Area of the Garrotxa. T..
OlousOlous is an ancient, sunken city in the town of Elounda, Crete. Archaeologists discovered ancient texts within the ruins linking the town the ancient cities of Knossos and the island of Rhodes. The sunken city can be visited by tourists swimming the Elounda's bay. Today, the only visible remenants o..
OlovoOlovo is a city situated about 50 km north-west of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is best known for its occasional bull-fights and for the youth visiting it from nearby villages. An extremely superior characteristic of Olovo is its very effective spa, dating back from the period of Roman reign..
Olovo LLCOLOVO LLC was formed in California in February 1998 as a limited liability partnership between Roland Clarke, Brian Kirsch, Matija Siljak, and Mark Snodgrass in order to market low alpha lead from old sources to the semiconductor industry. The technology for purifying samples of old (>200 year) le..
Olov LambatungaOlov Lambatunga was archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198-1206. About Olov little is known. A couple of papal letters exist. One is from 1200, where the Pope declared Church estate free from government taxes and that clerics should be judged only by bishops and prelates, and not to the government's ..
Olov SvebiliusOlov Svebilius was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681-1700. He was born in Ljungby, close to Kalmar in Sweden, January 1 1624 and died the 29 June 1700. He studied at the University of Uppsala 1638, two years later he enrolled in the Königsberg University, and thereafter moved back to Uppsala ..
Olowe of IseOlowe of Ise (born circa 1875, died circa 1938) is considered to be the most important 20th century artist of the Yoruba people of what is today Nigeria, Africa. He was a wood sculptor and master innovator in the African style of design known as oju-ona. Olowe was born in Efon-Alaiye, a town known ..
Olo BrownOlo Max Brown (b. 24 October, 1967) in Apia. He played 56 tests for the All Blacks from 1992 to 1998, missing only two tests in his rugby career and he suffered neck and back injuries which ended his rugby playing days. ..
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