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Sillerud

Coordinates: 59°19′N 12°19′E / 59.317°N 12.317°E / 59.317; 12.317
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Sillerud is a parish in Årjäng Municipality, western Värmland, and partly in Dalsland, Sweden, with a population of approximately 110.[1]

It is believed that Måns Andersson, an ancestor of the Bush family, was from Sillerud, because he named his farm in North America Silleryd. Place names with "-ryd" endings, however, are uncommon in Värmland but more common in South Sweden, particularly in Småland. Sill is the Swedish word for herring and rud/ryd means a small deforested area.

59°19′N 12°19′E / 59.317°N 12.317°E / 59.317; 12.317

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  1. ^ "Dioceses, rural deaneries and pastoral districts in numerical order, with the associated parishes" (PDF). Statistics Sweden. 2018-01-01.