Sillerud is a parish in Årjäng Municipality, western Värmland, and partly in Dalsland, Sweden, with a population of approximately 110.
It is home to the historic Sillerud Church, originally established in the 13th century, rebuilt several times, and still in use.
Etymology Sill is the Swedish word for herring and rud/ryd means a small deforested area.
Notable people Ture Alfredsson, (1896-1984), reclusive sculptor 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.
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