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Acton
(Encyclopedia) Acton, town (2020 pop. 24,021), Middlesex co., E Mass., NW of Boston; settled c.1680, inc. 1735. Among its manufactures are electrical machinery, chemicals, prefabricated…Kuldiga
(Encyclopedia) KuldigaKuldigak&oobreve;lˈdĭgä [key], Ger. Goldingen, town, W Latvia. Founded in 1244, Kuldiga was a residence of the dukes of Courland and still retains a medieval character. The…Clarens
(Encyclopedia) ClarensClarenskläräNˈ [key], village, Vaud canton, W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. A resort near Montreux, Clarens was once the residence of Lord Byron. The Clarens region is…Élysée
(Encyclopedia) ÉlyséeÉlyséeālēzāˈ [key], palace in Paris, on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Built in 1718 and once the property of Mme de Pompadour, it has been since 1873 the official residence…Berchtesgaden
(Encyclopedia) Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden bĕrkhˈtəsgäˌdən [key], town, Bavaria, SE Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. It…Broadstairs and Saint Peter's
(Encyclopedia) Broadstairs and Saint Peter's, town, Kent, SE England. The town is in the region known as the Isle of Thanet. It is a residential area…Baia
(Encyclopedia) BaiaBaiabīˈä [key], Lat. Baiae, village, in Campania, S Italy, on the Bay of Naples. In Roman times it was a celebrated spa and a favorite imperial residence, with sumptuous villas (…Porrentruy
(Encyclopedia) PorrentruyPorrentruypôräNtrüēˈ [key], Ger. Pruntrut, town, Jura canton, NW Switzerland, in the Jura Mts. It is an old watchmaking center; knitted goods and shoes are also made. It was…Nyssa
(Encyclopedia) NyssaNyssanĭsˈə [key], name of several ancient cities devoted to the worship of Dionysus. The best known of them is a town of Cappadocia, Asia Minor, near the Halys (now the Kizil…Sandringham
(Encyclopedia) SandringhamSandringhamsănˈdrĭngəm [key], village, Norfolk, E England, near the Wash River. Sandringham House, with its large estate, was purchased in 1861 by Edward VII, then prince of…Trending
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