September 20 in Swedish History

Russians attack and burn a city along the Baltic to the ground in 1714. 

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  One of many characteristic birch tree-lined avenue in Umeå, known as the city of birches.

• September 20 in Swedish History
  1714: Russians attack Umeå and burns it down, to the ground, except for Stadskyrkan (the town church). Sweden had from the beginning of the 18th century, been at war with Russia, and during this attack the Swedish troops as well as the governor and general Anders Erik Ramsay, abandoned the city. The Russians also seized the trading ships in the harbor, along with their loads. Later, during the winter of 1718, Umeå was destroyed three times by the Russians.

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  On September 20 in 1714, the city of Umeå is burnt to the ground by the Russians. It’s not the last attack on the city by the Russians, however, during the winter of 1718, it is destroyed three times more.

• "Björkarnas Stad" - the City of Birches, as Umeå is known in Sweden was Europe's Cultural Capital in 2014: Umeå 2014 - European Capital of Culture

• Also on September 20, in 1881, one of the last arranged marriages in Swedish royal history: The Swedish Crown Prince marries Victoria of Baden

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