Skranta

Residential building in Skranta

Skranta is a district in Karlskoga, Sweden. The area was largely developed in the mid-1900s, with the building of a number of apartment blocks. In the 1900s the shopping centre Skrantahöjdstorget was built, consisting of small number of shops, along with a small supermarket, and a hair salon. The area is largely residential, though broken up by green spaces and offices. Previously, there was an elementary and middle school in Skranta,[1] but today there is only a high school.

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Mia Skäringer's character Tabita on Skrantabacken,[2] portrayed a humorous stereotype of a suburban mom in Skranta.

In 2016, a Skranta documentary series called "Skolpojkarna" (lit.'The School Boys') was aired on SVT1 and UR Play. The series aimed to highlight the reasons why boys performed worse than girls in school.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Karlskoga bergslag (in Swedish). Karlskoga bergslags hembygdsförening. 1986.
  2. ^ "Roll on med Mia och Klara i P4". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ^ Tibblin, Jenny (26 October 2016). "Skolpojkarna". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ ""Fel stöd sänker killars resultat i skolan"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

Literature

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  • Bohl, Thore (2015). Skranta- och Landaområdet under åren 1930 -40 -50 (in Swedish).
  • Eklund, Sif (2015). Skranta- och Landaområdet. Inledning (in Swedish).
  • Kihlén, Stig (2015). Skranta och Skrantafallet under 1930-, 40- och 50-talen (in Swedish).