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Lidköping
(Encyclopedia)Lidköping lēdˈchöˌpĭng [key], city (1990 pop. 22,010), Skaraborg co., S Sweden, a port on Lake Vänern; chartered 1446. It has an important porcelain industry, in addition to machine shops and m...Katrineholm
(Encyclopedia)Katrineholm käˌtrēnəhôlmˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 21,660), Södermanland co., S Sweden; chartered 1917. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center. The city has one of Europe's lar...Ängelholm
(Encyclopedia)Ängelholm ĕngˌəlhôlmˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 19,190), Kristianstad co., SW Sweden, on Skälderviken Bay (an arm of the Kattegat); chartered 1516. It is a beach resort and has tanneries. The...Apraksin, Feodor Matveyevich
(Encyclopedia)Apraksin, Feodor Matveyevich fyôˈdər mətvyāˈəvĭch əpräkˈsyĭn [key], 1671–1728, Russian admiral. He helped Peter I (Peter the Great) create the Russian navy and won several naval battles ...Söderhamn
(Encyclopedia)Söderhamn södərhäˈmən [key], city (1990 pop. 13,260), Gävleborg co., E Sweden, a seaport on the Gulf of Bothnia; chartered 1620. It is a commercial and industrial center with sawmills and ironw...Sollefteå
(Encyclopedia)Sollefteå sôlĕfˈtəōˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 9,379), Västernorrland co., central Sweden, on the Ångermanälven River. It is a winter sports center and has a large military garrison. Sollefteå...Borlänge
(Encyclopedia)Borlänge bôrˈlĕngˌə [key], city, Kopparberg co., S central Sweden, on the Dalälven Riv...Byström, John Niklas
(Encyclopedia)Byström, John Niklas büˈström [key], 1783–1848, Swedish sculptor. He spent part of his life in Rome. Byström made colossal statues of kings of Sweden for Stockholm, but he was most successful i...Charpentier, Emmanuelle Marie
(Encyclopedia)Charpentier, Emmanuelle Marie āmänüĕl märēˈ shärpäNtyāˈ [key], 1968–, French microbiologist, Ph.D. Pierre and Marie Curie Univ., 1995. Following postdoctoral appointments at several insti...Kristinehamn
(Encyclopedia)Kristinehamn krĭˌstĭnəhäˈmən [key], city (1990 pop. 19,340), Värmland co., S central Sweden, a port on Lake Vänern. The city was first chartered in 1582 as Bro. It was rechartered in 1642 by ...Browse by Subject
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