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Kroměříž

(Encyclopedia) KroměřížKroměřížkrôˈmyĕrzhēsh [key], Ger. Kremsier, city (1991 pop. 28,967), E Czech Republic, in Moravia, on the Morava River. An agricultural center, it manufactures generators and…

Landskrona

(Encyclopedia) LandskronaLandskronalänskr&oomacr;ˈnä [key], city (1990 pop. 26,600), Malmöhus co., SW Sweden, a seaport on the Øresund. It is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures…

Montargis

(Encyclopedia) MontargisMontargismôNtärzhēˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 16,570), Loiret dept., N central France, in Orléanais, near the Montargis Forest. Its manufactures include machinery, electrical…

Baden-Baden

(Encyclopedia) Baden-Baden Baden-Baden bäˈdən-bäˈdən [key], city (2020 pop. 55,499), Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, in…

Péronne

(Encyclopedia) PéronnePéronnepārônˈ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 9,200), Somme dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Somme River. It is a farm trade center, and its manufactures include wool, bricks,…

Oldenburg, city, Germany

(Encyclopedia) Oldenburg, city (1994 pop. 147,701), Lower Saxony, NW Germany, on the Hunte River and the Küstenkanal (Coast Canal). It is a rail junction, transshipment point, agricultural market,…

Richmond upon Thames

(Encyclopedia) Richmond upon Thames, outer borough (1991 pop. 154,600) of Greater London, SE England. The borough was created in 1965 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Barnes, Richmond, and…

Friedrichshafen

(Encyclopedia) Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen frēˈdrĭkhs-häˌfən [key], city, Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, a port on…

Moeris

(Encyclopedia) MoerisMoerismērˈĭs [key], ancient name of Lake Karun (Arab. Birket Qarun), c.90 sq mi (230 sq km), NE Egypt, in El Faiyum. The size of the lake is much reduced from that described by…

Chigirin

(Encyclopedia) ChigirinChigirinchĭgĭrēnˈ [key], Ukr. Chyhyryn, city, central Ukraine, on the Tyasmin River, a tributary of the Dnieper. Founded in 1589 as a fortress, Chigirin served as the residence…