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Harsprånget

(Encyclopedia)Harsprånget, village: see Luleälv, river, Sweden. ...

Porjus

(Encyclopedia)Porjus, town: see Luleälv, river, Sweden. ...

Birgitta, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Birgitta, Saint: see Bridget of Sweden, Saint. ...

Sound, the

(Encyclopedia)Sound, the: see Øresund, Denmark and Sweden. ...

Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg

(Encyclopedia)Frederick William, known as the Great Elector, 1620–88, elector of Brandenburg (1640–88), son and successor of George William. At his accession the scattered lands of the Hohenzollern were devasta...

Charles IX, king of Sweden

(Encyclopedia)Charles IX, 1550–1611, king of Sweden (1604–11), youngest son of Gustavus I. He was duke of Södermanland, Närke, and Värmland before his accession. During the reign of his brother, John III (15...

Uppsala

(Encyclopedia)Uppsala ŭpˈsələ, –säˌlä [key], city (1990 pop. 109,500), capital of Uppsala co., E Sweden, on the Fyrisån River. It is an industrial and cultural center and a railroad junction. Manufactures...

Muonioälv

(Encyclopedia)Muonioälv or Muoniojoki, river, Sweden and Finland: see Torneälv, river. ...

Ingermanland

(Encyclopedia)Ingermanland ĭngˈgrēə [key], Finnish Ingerinta, historic region, NW European Russia, along the Neva River and on the east bank of the Gulf of Finland. Its name derives from the ancient Finnic inha...

Lund

(Encyclopedia)Lund lŭnd [key], city (1990 pop. 62,910), Malmöhus co., S Sweden. It is a commercial and industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include paper, packaging, printed materials, and clothing...
 

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