In 1980, Vilks began building Nimis in secret ... Visit Atlas Obscura for more on Ladonia. Photo: Lars Nilsson/Creative Commons ...

The Nimis sculpture, by Lars Vilks. Photo: Staffan Löwstedt/SvD/TT On a rocky beach in a southern Swedish nature reserve, lies the micronation of Ladonia, born out of a bureaucratic battle. On a rocky ...

Ladonia is a micronation, proclaimed in 1996 as the result of a years-long court battle between artist Lars Vilks and local authorities over two sculptures. The territory is part of the natural ...

Lars Endel Roger Vilks was born on 20 June 1946 in Helsingborg ... by 1996 Vilks had proclaimed the area to be Ladonia, an independent country. Currently there are 25,302 citizens of Ladonia ...

This micronation is called Ladonia, officially proclaimed in 1996 following a legal dispute between Swedish artist Lars Vilks and local authorities over two of his sculptures. Vilks began building ...

Vilks, who became well-known in Sweden in the 1990s after attempting to establish the sovereign country of Ladonia in order to stage an art exhibit, lives in a rural area of southern Sweden.

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FILE - Swedish artist Lars Vilks is pictured during a visit to Warsaw, Poland, for the opening of an exhibition that featured some of his works, Aug. 27, 2021. Swedish authorities say an exploding ...

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