hembygdsgård

Swedish

Härryda hembygdsgård

Mjölby hembygdsgård

Etymology

hembygd +‎ -s- +‎ gård

Noun

hembygdsgård c

1. an (often historic) house or homestead or the like (see gård) set up to highlight and promote local culture (for a town or other locality), often containing a museum and run by a hembygdsförening (“local cultural association”); a heritage center, (depending on setup) a homestead museum, an open air museum, a folk museum, a community center, etc.

Declension

Declension of hembygdsgård

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hembygdsgård	hembygdsgårds
	definite	hembygdsgården	hembygdsgårdens
plural	indefinite	hembygdsgårdar	hembygdsgårdars
	definite	hembygdsgårdarna	hembygdsgårdarnas

See also

• bygdegård
• friluftsmuseum (“open air museum”)
• hembygdsförening
• lokalhistoria

References

• hembygdsgård in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hembygdsgård in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)