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Kalmar

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kalmar , city (1990 pop. 30,820), capital of Kalmar co. (1995 pop. 144,060), SE Sweden, on the Kalmarsund (an arm of the Baltic Sea) opposite Öland Island. It is a commercial, industrial, and tourist center and is connected by ferry with Öland. Manufactures include machinery, matches, glass, processed food, and ships. It has been an important trade center since the 8th cent. The Kalmar Union was negotiated there in 1397. Kalmar has a 13th-century castle, Kalmar Slott, which withstood numerous sieges in the Danish-Swedish wars of the 16th-17th cent. The name is also spelled Calmar.... Read more
Kalmar and Ruby
Kalmar and Ruby, songwriting team. Lyricist‐librettist Bert Kalmar (1884–1947) began his career as a child magician...Broadway by High Kickers (1941). Among the many memorable Kalmar and Ruby songs are “All Alone Monday,”... Read more
Kalmar
Kalmar, Sweden Iuxta Kalmarniam Founded in the 12th century with a name derived from kalm ‘cairn’ and are ‘gravel bank’. It gave its name to the Kalmar Union by which Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (which included Finland) were united in 1397–1523. Read more

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