Malmö

Malmö is held to have been founded in what was then Denmark, in the 13th century as a fortified quay or ferry berth of the Archbishop of Lund, some 20 kilometers north-east. Its original name was Malmhaug (“Sandpile”), but in the Middle Ages, German merchants from Lübeck settled there and named it Elbogen (“Elbow”) for the curve at its shoreline that existed at the point. Around 1290, construction on the St Petri Church began. It was the first Gothic church to be built within Sweden's present-day borders. Similar Brick Gothi ...

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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

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Amalthea. Amalthea, in Greek mythology, is the foster-mother of Zeus. Amalthea is the third of Jupiter's known moons. 113 Amalthea is an asteroid. Amalthea was the name of a ship harboring strikebreakers in Malmö, Sweden 1908. See Anton Nilson, for the bomb attack on Amalthea. Lady Amalthea is the name of a character in the fantasy novel and animated movie The Last Unicorn. Other related archives113 Amalthea,

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Copenhagen is one of only three Danish municipalities which do not belong to any of the Counties of Denmark— the others are Frederiksberg and Bornholm. The municipality covers an area of 88 km², and has a total population of 502,362 (2005). Lord Mayor of Copenhagen is Lars Engberg, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party, who is head of the Finance Committee. Other mayors are Martin Geertsen (Cultural and Recreational Committee), Per Bregengaard (Education and Youth Committee), Inger Marie Bruun ...

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Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Copenhagen Municipality, Copenhagen - History of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Geography, Copenhagen - Culture, Copenhagen - Sport, Copenhagen - Cuisine, Copenhagen - Transportation, Copenhagen - Places of note in or near Copenhagen, Copenhagen - Famous Copenhageners

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Brick Gothic is a reduced style of Gothic architecture in Northern Europe, especially in the regions around the Baltic Sea without natural rock resources. The buildings are built more or less using only bricks. The resultant style is called Backsteingotik in Germany and Poland. Brick Gothic buildings therefore are to be found in the Baltic countries Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Sweden. Many of them are World Heritage Sites. Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Denmark. Including:

• Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Denmark
• Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Sweden
• Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Estonia
• Brick Gothic - Tartu
• Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Germany
• Brick Gothic - Bremen
• Brick Gothic - Hamburg
• Brick Gothic - Lübeck
• Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Latvia
• Brick Gothic - Riga
• Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Lithuania
• Brick Gothic - Vilnius
• Brick Gothic - Kaunas
• Brick Gothic - Trakai
• Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Poland
• Brick Gothic - Chełmno
• Brick Gothic - Gdańsk
• Brick Gothic - Kraków
• Brick Gothic - Malbork
• Brick Gothic - Szczecin
• Brick Gothic - Toruń
• Brick Gothic - Wrocław
• Brick Gothic - Brick Gothic in Russia

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Carl XV (Carl Ludvig Eugén) (May 3, 1826 – August 19, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Charles IV (Carl IV)) from 1859 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. On June 19, 1851 he married Louise of the Netherlands, granddaughter of William I of the Netherlands. Charles XV of Sweden - Biography. Created Duke of Scania at birth, the Crown Prince was Viceroy of Norway briefly in 1856 and 1857. He became regent on Se ...

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• Charles XV of Sweden - Biography
• Charles XV of Sweden - Family

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The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. to 66 deg. north latitude and from 20 deg. to 26 deg. east longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Öresund, the Great Belt and the Little Belt. Kattegat then continues in the Skagerrak into the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The Baltic Sea is linked to the White Sea by the White Sea Canal and directly to the North Sea by the Ki ...

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• Baltic Sea - Name
• Baltic Sea - Etymology
• Baltic Sea - The name in other languages
• Baltic Sea - Geophysical data
• Baltic Sea - Dimensions
• Baltic Sea - Icing in winter
• Baltic Sea - Hydrography
• Baltic Sea - Salinity
• Baltic Sea - Regional emergence
• Baltic Sea - Geographic data
• Baltic Sea - Subdivisions
• Baltic Sea - Land use
• Baltic Sea - Demographics
• Baltic Sea - Geologic history
• Baltic Sea - Prehistory
• Baltic Sea - History
• Baltic Sea - Biology
• Baltic Sea - Economy
• Baltic Sea - Countries
• Baltic Sea - Islands and Archipelagoes
• Baltic Sea - Cities

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Anton Nilson (1887 – 1989) was a militant Swedish Communist. Nilson was born and grew up in a peasant region in Skåne, the southernmost province of Sweden. He became a construction worker in 1906, and had already become a class conscious young socialist. Anton Nilson - Amalthea. In the summer of 1908 the workers in the docks of Malmö were on a strike for better conditions. The police and military were called in to keep order, and the employers took in British strikebreakers to do the job. ...

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• Anton Nilson - Amalthea
• Anton Nilson - In the Russian Revolution

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The America's Cup (originally the 100 Guineas Cup) is is the most famous and most prestigious competition in the sport of yachting, and the oldest active trophy in international sports, predating the FA Cup by two decades and the Modern Olympics by 45 years. The sport attracts top sailors and yacht designers because of its long history and prestige as the 'Holy Grail' of yachting. Although the most salient aspect of the regatta is its yacht races, it is also a test of boat design, sail design, fundraising, and managing people. ...

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• America's Cup - History
• America's Cup - After WWII
• America's Cup - The end of the 12-meter era
• America's Cup - 2003 America's Cup
• America's Cup - 2007 America's Cup
• America's Cup - America's Cup Challengers and Defenders
• America's Cup - General classification
• America's Cup - Deed of Gift

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For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. 1254 - Events. 1254 - Europe. October 10 - Edward Plantagenet marries Eleanor of Castile. His father Henry III had demanded the marriage in exchange of ending the war with her brother Alfonso X of Castile December 2 - Manfred of Sicily defeats army of Pope Innocent IV at Foggia. King Louis IX of France, having exhausted his funds and being needed at home, abandons the Seventh Crusade (whi ...

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• 1254 - Events
• 1254 - Europe
• 1254 - Asia
• 1254 - Births
• 1254 - Deaths

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A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. The area code is that part of the telephone number that specifies a telephone exchange system. Telephone numbering plans assign area codes to exchanges, so that dialers may contact telephones outside their local system. Normally occurring at the beginning of the number, area codes usually indicate geographical areas. Together, numbering plans and their component area codes direct telephone calls to particular regions on a public switched telephone netw ...

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• Telephone numbering plan - Open dialing plans
• Telephone numbering plan - Closed dialing plans
• Telephone numbering plan - Numbering plans by country
• Telephone numbering plan - Argentina
• Telephone numbering plan - Australia
• Telephone numbering plan - Austria
• Telephone numbering plan - Brazil
• Telephone numbering plan - China
• Telephone numbering plan - Colombia
• Telephone numbering plan - Cyprus
• Telephone numbering plan - Czech Republic
• Telephone numbering plan - East Timor Timor Leste
• Telephone numbering plan - Ecuador
• Telephone numbering plan - European Union 1996 proposal
• Telephone numbering plan - Finland
• Telephone numbering plan - France
• Telephone numbering plan - Germany
• Telephone numbering plan - Greece
• Telephone numbering plan - Hong Kong
• Telephone numbering plan - India
• Telephone numbering plan - Ireland
• Telephone numbering plan - Italy
• Telephone numbering plan - Japan
• Telephone numbering plan - Malaysia
• Telephone numbering plan - México
• Telephone numbering plan - Moldova
• Telephone numbering plan - Netherlands
• Telephone numbering plan - New Zealand
• Telephone numbering plan - Norway
• Telephone numbering plan - Peru
• Telephone numbering plan - Poland
• Telephone numbering plan - Portugal
• Telephone numbering plan - Philippines
• Telephone numbering plan - Romania
• Telephone numbering plan - Russia and Kazakhstan
• Telephone numbering plan - Singapore
• Telephone numbering plan - South Africa
• Telephone numbering plan - Spain
• Telephone numbering plan - Sweden
• Telephone numbering plan - Switzerland
• Telephone numbering plan - Ukraine
• Telephone numbering plan - United Kingdom
• Telephone numbering plan - United States Canada and British West Indies

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Location in Denmark  - City  - Metropolitan  - Density (city/met) 502,362 1,212,485 5700/km² / 1930/km² Longitude 12°34' E Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. With its population of 1,823,109 inhabitants it is the largest city in both Denmark and Scandinavia. It is also the name of a county in Denmark, Copenhagen ...

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• Copenhagen - Copenhagen Municipality
• Copenhagen - History of Copenhagen
• Copenhagen - Geography
• Copenhagen - Culture
• Copenhagen - Sport
• Copenhagen - Cuisine
• Copenhagen - Transportation
• Copenhagen - Places of note in or near Copenhagen
• Copenhagen - Famous Copenhageners

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Dark forests, red cottages, ABBA, Volvo and Ikea? The Culture of Sweden is arguably what has made Sweden known in the world. In the outskirts of Europe the country developed its style isolated from the main cultures in the world. When Sweden's culture began spreading in the world, it was through the traditions of the century old flavours, which had been fostered and nourished and now sprung into a crescendo. The distinguished and honoured 20th century artists in Sweden have all been marked by th ...

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• Culture of Sweden - Regions
• Culture of Sweden - The people
• Culture of Sweden - Film
• Culture of Sweden - Music
• Culture of Sweden - Literature
• Culture of Sweden - Architecture
• Culture of Sweden - Arts

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Wizzair is a Polish/Hungarian low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central Europe. Its main bases are Ferihegy Airport, Budapest and Katowice International Airport, with hubs at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport and Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport. Wizzair - Code Data. IATA Code: W6 ICAO Code: WZZ Callsign: Wizzair Wizzair - History. The airline was established in September 2003 and in December 2003 was funded by priva ...

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• Wizzair - Code Data
• Wizzair - History
• Wizzair - Services
• Wizzair - Fleet
• Wizzair - Pricing

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This article is about a city in Bulgaria. See Varna (caste) for the Indian caste system. Varna (Bulgarian: Варна) is the third largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 350,000. It is the capital of Varna Province and an important port in the eastern part of the country, located on the Black Sea coast. It is referred to as the sea capital or the summer capital of Bulgaria. The city was named Stalin after the Soviet leader for a brief period from 1949 ...

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• Varna - History
• Varna - Economy
• Varna - Sights
• Varna - Higher learning institutions
• Varna - Twin cities of Varna

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Medical ultrasonography (sonography) is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize internal organs, their size, structure and any pathological lesions. Medical ultrasonography - Uses. Ultrasonography (sonography) is widely utilized in medicine. It is possible to perform diagnosis or therapeutic procedures with the guidance of ultrasonography (for instance biopsies or drainage of fluid collections). Typically uses a hand-held probe (often called a scan head) that is placed dire ...

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• Medical ultrasonography - Uses
• Medical ultrasonography - Instrumentation
• Medical ultrasonography - Doppler sonography
• Medical ultrasonography - Strengths and weaknesses
• Medical ultrasonography - Strengths of sonography
• Medical ultrasonography - Weaknesses of ultrasound imaging
• Medical ultrasonography - History
• Medical ultrasonography - United States
• Medical ultrasonography - Sweden
• Medical ultrasonography - Scotland

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Danish (dansk) belongs to the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages), a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 5.5 million people mainly in Denmark including some 50,000 people in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, where it holds the status of minority language. Danish also holds official status and is a mandatory subject in school in the former Danish colonies of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, that now enjoy limited autonomy. In Iceland ...

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• Danish language - Classification and related languages
• Danish language - History
• Danish language - Geographical distribution
• Danish language - Dialects
• Danish language - Sound system
• Danish language - Vowels
• Danish language - Consonants
• Danish language - Grammar
• Danish language - Vocabulary
• Danish language - Numerals
• Danish language - Writing system

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A pier was originally a raised walkway over water that is supported by piles or pillars, as opposed to a quay or wharf. The original function was to provide access to the water either for loading and unloading facilities for boats or for ritual purposes. Today the most common form of pier is the industrial pier which can be found at ports and marinas throughout the world. A pier may be open air, closed, or partly open, par ...

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• Pier - Piers in the UK
• Pier - History of the pier
• Pier - List of piers and locations with piers
• Pier - England
• Pier - Wales
• Pier - Rest of the world
• Pier - External link

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Wipperfürth is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the eldest town in the Bergischen Land. Wipperfürth - History. The eldest documentary mention dates from 1131. In the Siegburger Mirakelbuch the place is already designated Oppidum(=town). Manner of writing of the first naming: "Weperevorthe". between 1217 and 1222 received Wipperfürth town rights. The management of the town became in 1283 from count Adolf V. regulated from mount ...

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• Wipperfürth - History
• Wipperfürth - The coat of arms of Wipperfürth
• Wipperfürth - Geography
• Wipperfürth - Geographical position
• Wipperfürth - Neighbouring municipalities
• Wipperfürth - Districts
• Wipperfürth - Localities
• Wipperfürth - Culture and places of interest
• Wipperfürth - Spare time and sport
• Wipperfürth - Economy and infrastructure
• Wipperfürth - Traffic
• Wipperfürth - Public facilities
• Wipperfürth - Health service
• Wipperfürth - Education
• Wipperfürth - Personalities
• Wipperfürth - Honorary citizen
• Wipperfürth - In Wipperfürth born
• Wipperfürth - Personalities in connection with the town
• Wipperfürth - Twin town
• Wipperfürth - Further sources of information
• Wipperfürth - Literature German
• Wipperfürth - External links

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1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1908 - Events. 1908 - January-February. January 1 - British Harry Bensley leaves for his would-be trip around the world pushing a pram and wearing an iron mask, beginning from the Trafalgar Square January 1 - A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time January 8 - A train collision occurs in ...

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• 1908 - Events
• 1908 - January-February
• 1908 - April-June
• 1908 - July-December
• 1908 - unknown dates
• 1908 - Births
• 1908 - January
• 1908 - February
• 1908 - March
• 1908 - April
• 1908 - May
• 1908 - June-July
• 1908 - August-September
• 1908 - October-December
• 1908 - Unknown date
• 1908 - Deaths
• 1908 - Marriages
• 1908 - Nobel Prizes

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A roundabout, rotary, or gyratory circus is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams circularly around a central island after first yielding to the circulating traffic. In the United States it is technically called a "modern roundabout", to emphasize the distinction from the older, larger sort of traffic circle. Roundabouts are statistically safer than both traffic circles and traditional intersections, though they do not cope as well with the traffic on motorways or similar fas ...

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• Roundabout - Difference between roundabouts and traffic circles
• Roundabout - History and safety
• Roundabout - Types of roundabout
• Roundabout - Mini roundabouts
• Roundabout - Roundabouts on motorways
• Roundabout - Controlled Roundabouts
• Roundabout - Magic Roundabouts
• Roundabout - Trivia

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