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Roads in America cross referenced with Sweden on Wikipedia

We take the Sweden article on Wikipedia, find the entries that belong to it, and look for roads whose name is the same as one of those entries. A match means the street name equals an entry's Wikipedia title, its Wikidata label, or one of its aliases. It says nothing about why a road has its name.

Roads matched
813
Street names matched
105
Entries tried
923
Entries with a match
105
Names left out
6

Matched street names 105

Each street name below equals the entry shown, once the road type (St, Rd, Ct) is ignored.

Street nameMatchesMatched onRoads
STOCKHOLM Stockholm Wikipedia title "Stockholm" 93
BODEN Boden Wikidata label "Boden" 59
UPSALA Uppsala alias "Upsala" 56
ASA Åsa Wikidata label "Åsa" 53
DALBY Dalby Wikidata label "Dalby" 46
LAVER Laver Wikidata label "Laver" 45
ANGE Ånge Wikidata label "Ånge" 27
KALMAR Kalmar Wikidata label "Kalmar" 26
BOO Boo Wikidata label "Boo" 22
ARBOGA Arboga Wikidata label "Arboga" 20
ALBY Alby Wikidata label "Alby" 18
SALA Sala Wikidata label "Sala" 18
SKENE Skene Wikidata label "Skene" 17
MALA Malå Wikidata label "Malå" 16
NEW SWEDEN New Sweden Wikidata label "New Sweden" 16
HAGA Haga Wikidata label "Haga" 14
AMAL Åmål Wikidata label "Åmål" 13
MALMO Malmö Wikipedia title "Malmö" 11
KARLSTAD Karlstad Wikidata label "Karlstad" 10
NORBERG Norberg Wikidata label "Norberg" 10
SATER Säter Wikidata label "Säter" 10
FALUN Falun Wikidata label "Falun" 9
SANDON Sandhamn alias "Sandön" 9
NAS Nås Wikidata label "Nås" 8
HALLAND Halland County alias "Halland" 7
FALKENBERG Falkenberg Wikidata label "Falkenberg" 6
JORN Jörn Wikidata label "Jörn" 6
GIRON Kiruna alias "Giron" 5
MOLLE Mölle Wikidata label "Mölle" 5
OSBY Osby Wikidata label "Osby" 5
SALEN Sälen Wikidata label "Sälen" 5
SUNNE Sunne Wikidata label "Sunne" 5
VARA Vara Wikidata label "Vara" 5
VIKEN Viken Wikidata label "Viken" 5
HUSUM Husum Wikidata label "Husum" 4
KLARA Klara Wikidata label "Klara" 4
KOSTA Kosta Wikidata label "Kosta" 4
SANDHAMN Sandhamn Wikidata label "Sandhamn" 4
SARO Särö Wikidata label "Särö" 4
VALLINGBY Vällingby Wikidata label "Vällingby" 4
VISBY Visby Wikipedia title "Visby" 4
HAGFORS Hagfors Wikidata label "Hagfors" 3
HALLIN Halland County alias "Hallin" 3
KINNA Kinna Wikidata label "Kinna" 3
LEKSAND Leksand Wikidata label "Leksand" 3
ORSA Orsa Wikidata label "Orsa" 3
PAJALA Pajala Wikidata label "Pajala" 3
UPPSALA Uppsala Wikidata label "Uppsala" 3
WISBY Visby alias "Wisby" 3
ABISKO Abisko Wikidata label "Abisko" 2
ABY Åby Wikidata label "Åby" 2
ARJANG Årjäng Wikidata label "Årjäng" 2
ASKERSUND Askersund Wikidata label "Askersund" 2
AVESTA Avesta Wikidata label "Avesta" 2
BIRKA Birka Wikidata label "Birka" 2
BORAS Borås Wikidata label "Borås" 2
FALSTERBO Falsterbo Wikidata label "Falsterbo" 2
FARSTA Farsta Wikidata label "Farsta" 2
GOTHLAND Götaland alias "Gothland" 2
GRANNA Gränna Wikidata label "Gränna" 2
HALMSTAD Halmstad Wikidata label "Halmstad" 2
HOVA Hova Wikidata label "Hova" 2
KIL Kil Wikidata label "Kil" 2
KISA Kisa Wikidata label "Kisa" 2
KIVIK Kivik Wikidata label "Kivik" 2
KOPING Köping Wikidata label "Köping" 2
LOS Los Wikidata label "Los" 2
NYBRO Nybro Wikidata label "Nybro" 2
ORBY Örby Wikidata label "Örby" 2
SAFFLE Säffle Wikidata label "Säffle" 2
SARNA Särna Wikidata label "Särna" 2
TALLBERG Tällberg Wikidata label "Tällberg" 2
TIMRA Timrå Wikidata label "Timrå" 2
TRELLEBORG Trelleborg Wikidata label "Trelleborg" 2
ALVESTA Alvesta Wikidata label "Alvesta" 1
ANGELHOLM Ängelholm Wikidata label "Ängelholm" 1
BOXHOLM Boxholm Wikidata label "Boxholm" 1
FLEN Flen Wikidata label "Flen" 1
GAGNEF Gagnef Wikidata label "Gagnef" 1
HANDEN Handen Wikidata label "Handen" 1
HANDOL Handöl Wikidata label "Handöl" 1
HOLMSUND Holmsund Wikidata label "Holmsund" 1
HUSBY Husby Wikidata label "Husby" 1
JONKOPING Jönköping Wikidata label "Jönköping" 1
KARLSKOGA Karlskoga Wikidata label "Karlskoga" 1
KIRUNA Kiruna Wikipedia title "Kiruna" 1
LERUM Lerum Wikidata label "Lerum" 1
LULEA Luleå Wikipedia title "Luleå" 1
MAJORNA Majorna Wikidata label "Majorna" 1
MALUNG Malung Wikidata label "Malung" 1
MARIESTAD Mariestad Wikidata label "Mariestad" 1
MARSTRAND Marstrand Wikidata label "Marstrand" 1
ORREFORS Orrefors Wikidata label "Orrefors" 1
RAA Råå Wikidata label "Råå" 1
RATTVIK Rättvik Wikidata label "Rättvik" 1
SANDVIKEN Sandviken Wikidata label "Sandviken" 1
SOLLEFTEA Sollefteå Wikipedia title "Sollefteå" 1
STROMSTAD Strömstad Wikidata label "Strömstad" 1
SUNDSVALL Sundsvall Wikidata label "Sundsvall" 1
TABY Täby Wikidata label "Täby" 1
TORSBY Torsby Wikidata label "Torsby" 1
TORSLANDA Torslanda Wikidata label "Torslanda" 1
TROSA Trosa Wikidata label "Trosa" 1
VARGON Vargön Wikidata label "Vargön" 1
WANNAS Vännäs alias "Wännäs" 1

Left out 6

These names were found and then set aside. Nothing on the story page counts them.

NameEntryWhyRoads
ALTA Älta Carried by more than 100 roads nationally 988
(the whole entry) Ed Filtered fragment
LUND Lund Carried by more than 100 roads nationally 202
MORA Mora Carried by more than 100 roads nationally 107
NORA Nora Carried by more than 100 roads nationally 322
ROMA Roma Carried by more than 100 roads nationally 291

Every Wikipedia entry tried 923

Including the entries that matched no road at all.