This offbeat micronation was founded in the '90s by artist Lars Vilks after a dispute with Swedish ... and while there are no residents, Ladonia claims thousands of "citizens" worldwide.

In 1996, Swedish artist Lars Vilks turned a legal squabble over a seaside sculpture into a declaration of independence. Thus, Ladonia was born—complete with an imaginary queen, ministers of ...

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 ...

The micronation of Ladonia, located within a natural reserve in the south of Sweden, declared its independence in 1996 following a legal battle between its artist-founder Lars Vilks and the local ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The police car crash in Sweden that killed Swedish artist Lars Vilks last year was an accident, Swedish authorities said Wednesday, not a targeted attack on the cartoonist who ...

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 ...

A police car crash that resulted in the death of cartoonist Lars Vilks and two others last year was an accident, Swedish authorities confirmed Wednesday. What did the Swedish government say? The ...

Ladonia was founded in 1996 following a protracted legal dispute between local authorities in Sweden over a set of sculptures built by the late Lars Vilks. Its first queen had reigned for 14 years ...

In 1980, the artist Lars Vilks began nailing together driftwood and lumber in a nearby cove at the bottom of a hillside; he even declared the place an independent country called Ladonia.

Lars Vilks’ odd artistic trajectory grazed the ... Eventually, Vilks declared the area to be the micro­nation of Ladonia. Some 1000 people signed up to become citizens, and in 1996 its first ...