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|motto = ''Suum Cuique'' <br> (Latin: ''To each his own'') | |motto = ''Suum Cuique'' <br> (Latin: ''To each his own'') | ||
|anthem = Two unnamed anthems | |anthem = Two unnamed anthems | ||
|location = [[File:LocationLadonia.png|250px]] <br> | |location = [[File:LocationLadonia.png|250px]] <br> Sweden | ||
|capital = | |capital = Wotan City | ||
|languages = English <br> Swedish <br> German <br> French | |languages = English <br> Swedish <br> German <br> French | ||
|shortname = Ladonia | |shortname = Ladonia | ||
|demonym = Ladonian | |demonym = Ladonian | ||
|government = | |government = Constitutional monarchy | ||
|head of state = Queen | |head of state = Queen | ||
|head of government = President | |head of government = President | ||
|3rd_h = State Secretary | |3rd_h = State Secretary | ||
|hos_name = [[Carolyn]] | |hos_name = [[Queen Carolyn of Ladonia|Carolyn]] | ||
|hog_name = | |hog_name = Christopher Matheoss | ||
|3rd_h_name = | |3rd_h_name = Lars Vilks | ||
|legislature = | |legislature = | ||
|type_a = | |type_a = | ||
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In 1999, another sculpture, Omphalos (named after a sculpture in the temple at Delphi marking the "center of the world"), was created. It was made of stone and concrete, 1.61 metres high and weighing a tonne. The Gyllenstiernska Krapperup Foundation, formed to promote art and culture, accused Vilks of building this sculpture and complained to the police, and in August 1999 the district court ordered its removal. The Foundation had also demanded the removal of ''Nimis'' and ''Arx'', but the court ruled against it. The Foundation appealed this decision to the Supreme Court, who eventually ruled against it. The police were unable to positively identify Vilks as the sculptor, but the district court held that he was. | In 1999, another sculpture, Omphalos (named after a sculpture in the temple at Delphi marking the "center of the world"), was created. It was made of stone and concrete, 1.61 metres high and weighing a tonne. The Gyllenstiernska Krapperup Foundation, formed to promote art and culture, accused Vilks of building this sculpture and complained to the police, and in August 1999 the district court ordered its removal. The Foundation had also demanded the removal of ''Nimis'' and ''Arx'', but the court ruled against it. The Foundation appealed this decision to the Supreme Court, who eventually ruled against it. The police were unable to positively identify Vilks as the sculptor, but the district court held that he was. | ||
The removal of Omphalos was itself controversial. Vilks was ordered to find an acceptable way to remove the sculpture. He proposed blowing it up on 10 December 2001, Nobel Day and the 100th anniversary of the | The removal of Omphalos was itself controversial. Vilks was ordered to find an acceptable way to remove the sculpture. He proposed blowing it up on 10 December 2001, Nobel Day and the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize, and applied to the county council for permission to do so. The county council made a decision on 7 December, but kept it secret until 10 December. By that time, another artist, Ernst Billgren, had bought ''Omphalos'' from Vilks, and had requested that it not be damaged. In the early hours of 9 December, a crane boat was sent (by DYKMA, under contract from the Swedish Enforcement Administration) to the site and removed the sculpture (at a cost of 92,500 Swedish krona, billed to Vilks). Despite the new owner's request, the sculpture was damaged by handling. In response to this, the Enforcement Administration was satirically declared to be "Performance Artist of the Year" in 2002. | ||
Afterwards, Vilks applied to the county council again, this time for permission to erect a memorial in the place that ''Omphalos'' had stood. Permission was granted by the council to erect a monument no greater than 8 centimeters high. This was duly done, and the monument was inaugurated on 27 February 2002. | Afterwards, Vilks applied to the county council again, this time for permission to erect a memorial in the place that ''Omphalos'' had stood. Permission was granted by the council to erect a monument no greater than 8 centimeters high. This was duly done, and the monument was inaugurated on 27 February 2002. | ||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
When it was created, Ladonia had no population. As of 2016, there are 17,752 Ladonian citizens from more than 50 countries. None of the citizens resides within Ladonia's borders, although there has been at least one resident citizen in the past. | When it was created, Ladonia had no population. As of 2016, there are 17,752 Ladonian citizens from more than 50 countries. None of the citizens resides within Ladonia's borders, although there has been at least one resident citizen in the past. | ||
==Nimis== | ==Nimis== | ||
Nimis is a series of wooden sculptures situated along the coast in the Kullaberg Nature Reserve, Höganäs Municipality, in the northern part of Skåne County, Sweden. They are a massive, wooden labyrinthine structure connected by several wooden towers, and are said to be mostly constructed from driftwood. | Nimis is a series of wooden sculptures situated along the coast in the Kullaberg Nature Reserve, Höganäs Municipality, in the northern part of Skåne County, Sweden. They are a massive, wooden labyrinthine structure connected by several wooden towers, and are said to be mostly constructed from driftwood. | ||
They were begun by the artist | They were begun by the artist Lars Vilks in 1980 and have been the subject of a long-running legal dispute between the Swedish authorities and the artist. As no permission was given to build on the site within the nature reserve, the County Administrative Board in Skåne has sought to have Nimis demolished, despite the fact that it has become a popular tourist attraction. | ||
As Nimis's existence is not sanctioned by Sweden, it is difficult to find - there are no official sign posts in | As Nimis's existence is not sanctioned by Sweden, it is difficult to find - there are no official sign posts in Sweden, nor is it marked on maps. It lies a few kilometers northwest of the town of Arild and somewhat farther from the town of Mölle, and can only be reached on foot following a well-worn path with yellow ''N''s painted on trees and fences. The path begins as an easy stroll past Himmelstorp, a well-preserved eighteenth-century farmstead, but quickly becomes a steep and rocky climb down to the coast. | ||
[[Category:Micronations]] | [[Category:Micronations]] | ||