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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Eric of Pomerania | | | |  Eric of Pomerania: Encyclopedia II - Christiansborg Palace - The Royal Library GardensImmediately adjacent to Christiansborg Palace, located on Slotsholmen in the middle of Copenhagen's political, literary and financial area— between Christiansborg Palace (Parliament) and the Danish Royal Library— and in the immediate vicinity of the Ministry of Finance and Christian IV's old Stock Exchange Building, are the Danish Royal Library Gardens.
The garden constitutes a small oasis in the heart of the city and is popular with locals and tourists all year round. Only the shallow pool in the middle of the gardens reveals tha ...
See also:Christiansborg Palace, Christiansborg Palace - Former palaces on the site, Christiansborg Palace - Absalon's Castle, Christiansborg Palace - Copenhagen Castle, Christiansborg Palace - The first Christiansborg, Christiansborg Palace - The second Christiansborg, Christiansborg Palace - The third Christiansborg, Christiansborg Palace - Current palace, Christiansborg Palace - Royal Reception Rooms, Christiansborg Palace - The Palace Chapel, Christiansborg Palace - The Ruins beneath Palace, Christiansborg Palace - The Riding Ground Complex, Christiansborg Palace - The Marble Bridge and the pavilions, Christiansborg Palace - King Christian IX's equestrian statue on the Riding Ground Complex, Christiansborg Palace - The Royal Library Gardens, Christiansborg Palace - The garden's history, Christiansborg Palace - Statues and sculptures, Christiansborg Palace - Vegetation, Christiansborg Palace - Visiting the palace Read more here: » Christiansborg Palace: Encyclopedia II - Christiansborg Palace - The Royal Library Gardens |
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| | | | | Eric of Pomerania: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Gallery Library of Malmö
Library of Malmö
Library of Malmö; inside view
Library of Malmö; inside view
Kungsparken (King's Park)
Kungsparken (King's Park)
Malmö Castle, now housing a museum
The Oresund Bridge, connecting Malmö to Copenhagen
St. Pauli Church
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See also:Malmö, Malmö - History, Malmö - Heraldry, Malmö - Geography, Malmö - Demographics, Malmö - Economy, Malmö - Education, Malmö - Government, Malmö - Sites of interest, Malmö - Culture, Malmö - Sports, Malmö - Gallery, Malmö - People connected to Malmö Read more here: » Malmö: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Gallery |
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| | | | | Eric of Pomerania: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Sports The best known football (soccer) team in Malmö is Malmö FF, who play in the top-level Allsvenskan. They had their period of glamour in the 1970s and 1980s, when they won the league several times. In 1979, they advanced to the finals of the European Cup, now the UEFA Champions League. The 1990s brought them nothing but difficulties, culminating in relegation in 1999, although they would return to the top flight at the first opportunity. However, several of the players with a foreign background have proven to be golden geese for the team. Th ...
See also:Malmö, Malmö - History, Malmö - Heraldry, Malmö - Geography, Malmö - Demographics, Malmö - Economy, Malmö - Education, Malmö - Government, Malmö - Sites of interest, Malmö - Culture, Malmö - Sports, Malmö - Gallery, Malmö - People connected to Malmö Read more here: » Malmö: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Sports |
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| | | | | Eric of Pomerania: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Education Malmö has a variety of both public and private schools. One of the most notable private schools is Bladins, with an impeccable reputation and huge waiting lists. Malmö Borgarskola is the largest high school in the city, also holding the renowned IB school, one of the best in the World, rivaling that of London, Paris and New York. Other schools with old traditions are Malmö S:t Petri skola [1] and Malmö Latinskola.
Malmö has the country's eighth largest teaching site (Malmö Högskola) established in 1998, with 1,300 employees and 21,000 students (as of 2003). Also the Lund University (established in 1668) h ...
See also:Malmö, Malmö - History, Malmö - Heraldry, Malmö - Geography, Malmö - Demographics, Malmö - Economy, Malmö - Education, Malmö - Government, Malmö - Sites of interest, Malmö - Culture, Malmö - Sports, Malmö - Gallery, Malmö - People connected to Malmö Read more here: » Malmö: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Education |
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| | | | | Eric of Pomerania: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Government The legislative body of the city of Malmö is the 61-member City Council, elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. The council appoints the city's main governing bodies, the 11-member executive committee and the 8 governing commissioners. The executive committee and the commissioners are headed by the Mayor.
The current Mayor of the City of Malmö is Ilmar Reepalu, of the Social Democratic Party.
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See also:Malmö, Malmö - History, Malmö - Heraldry, Malmö - Geography, Malmö - Demographics, Malmö - Economy, Malmö - Education, Malmö - Government, Malmö - Sites of interest, Malmö - Culture, Malmö - Sports, Malmö - Gallery, Malmö - People connected to Malmö Read more here: » Malmö: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Government |
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| | | | | Eric of Pomerania: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Sites of interest The city is gaining in popularity as a tourist destination. It retains much historical charm with an "old town" section filled with small shops. Malmö also offers a late-medieval castle, housing a small city museum and a fairly large art gallery.
Nightlife and music scene are mainly centered around two places: Lilla Torg ("Little Square") is encircled by trendy pubs and upmarket night clubs, while the district of Möllevången ("the Mill Meadow") houses hang-outs for ar ...
See also:Malmö, Malmö - History, Malmö - Heraldry, Malmö - Geography, Malmö - Demographics, Malmö - Economy, Malmö - Education, Malmö - Government, Malmö - Sites of interest, Malmö - Culture, Malmö - Sports, Malmö - Gallery, Malmö - People connected to Malmö Read more here: » Malmö: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Sites of interest |
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| | | | | Eric of Pomerania: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Culture The Old Cemetery (Gamla Kyrkogården), - established in 1819 - and located in the city center, appalled William S. Burroughs when he briefly visited Malmö in the 1950s. In The Naked Lunch he notes that the city was dreadful since he could not find any open bar or cinema; thus there was nothing to do except staying in the hotel room, waiting for the ferry back to Copenhagen.
This was asserted by several other visitor to Malmö during the last decades, but, with the closure of the ship-industry of Kockums, and the new con ...
See also:Malmö, Malmö - History, Malmö - Heraldry, Malmö - Geography, Malmö - Demographics, Malmö - Economy, Malmö - Education, Malmö - Government, Malmö - Sites of interest, Malmö - Culture, Malmö - Sports, Malmö - Gallery, Malmö - People connected to Malmö Read more here: » Malmö: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Culture |
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| | | | | Eric of Pomerania: Encyclopedia II - Early Swedish history - 10th century The Swedish vikings also played a role in the west during the later Viking Age. This first occurred during the conquest of England under the Danish kings Svein Forkbeard and his son Cnut from 1007-1013. Swedes, along with Norwegians, were recruited as mercenaries to participate in this conquest. Indeed, there is at least one rune stone monument in Sweden attesting to a warrior who won much booty during one of these English campaigns. Later on, Swedes were recruited by the infamous King Harald III of Norway (Harald Hardrada), to help h ...
See also:Early Swedish history, Early Swedish history - 9th century, Early Swedish history - 10th century, Early Swedish history - Christianization and struggle for power, Early Swedish history - The first union of Sweden and Norway, Early Swedish history - Kalmar Union Read more here: » Early Swedish history: Encyclopedia II - Early Swedish history - 10th century |
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