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1. untappedcities.com › 2022/10/11 › nyc-boroughs-nameThe Origins of the Names of NYC’s Boroughs - Untapped New York

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   5 days ago · The northernmost of all New York boroughs takes its name from a Swedish sea captain turned farmer, Jonas Bronck. Bronck purchased land and built a farmstead at what is now 132nd Street and...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_BronxThe Bronx - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The Bronx was named after Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–1643), a European settler whose precise origins are disputed. Documents indicate he was a Swedish-born immigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish, in Småland, Sweden, who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639.

   • County: Bronx (coterminous)
   • Named for: Jonas Bronck

   • City: New York City
   • State: New York

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   Why was the Bronx named after Jonas Bronck?

   • The Bronx was named after Jonas Bronck ( c. 1600–1643 ), a European settler whose precise origins are disputed. Documents indicate he was a Swedish-born immigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish, in Småland, Sweden, who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639.

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   Did Bronck come from Sweden?

   • 24. Bronx County Bar Association: 59. 1977. It is widely accepted that Bronck came from Sweden, but claims have also been made by the Frisian Islands on the North Sea coast and by a small town in Germany. ^ Karl Ritter, "Swedish town celebrates link to the Bronx" Associated Press, August 21, 2014. which also refers to a claim by the Faeroe Islands.

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   Does Bronx have a definite article?

   • In particular, the Great and Glorious Grand Army of The Bronx is leading efforts to make the city refer to the borough with an uppercase definite article in all uses, comparing the lowercase article in the Bronx's name to "not capitalizing the 's' in 'Staten Island ' ". European colonization of the Bronx began in 1639.

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4. untappedcities.com › 2021/04/15 › nyc-boroughs-namesHow NYC's 5 Boroughs Got Their Names - Untapped New York

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   3 days ago · New York’s northernmost borough takes its name from a Swedish sea captain turned farmer, Jonas Bronck.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BjörkBjörk - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Life and career 1965–1984: Early life and career beginnings. Björk was born on 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík. She was raised by her mother, activist Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir (7 October 1946 – 25 October 2018), who protested against the development of Iceland's Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant, after having divorced from her father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, a union leader and electrician ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bronx_ZooBronx Zoo - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York.

   • Date opened: November 8, 1899
   • No. of animals: 4,000 (2010)

   • Land area: 265 acres (107 ha)

7. www.forbes.com › profile › jonas-kampradJonas Kamprad - Forbes

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   2 days ago · PROFILE. Jonas Kamprad. $1.1B. Real Time Net Worth. as of 5/8/24. #2611 in the world today. About Jonas Kamprad. Ingvar Kamprad, who died in 2018, transferred the bulk of his Ikea empire to...

8. www.independent.co.uk › sport › cyclingJonas Vingegaard makes stunning recovery from horror crash ...

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   5 days ago · Jonas Vingegaard is hoping to be fit for the Tour de France (AP) Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard has raised hopes of a remarkable return at next month’s Tour de France after riding outside...