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Karlstad
Karlstad , city (1990 pop. 52,930), capital of Värmland co., S Sweden, on Lake Vänern. It has ironworks and machine shops and other industries that manufacture forest products and heavy machinery. Known as Thingvalla (or Tingvalla) in the Middle Ages, it was chartered by Charles IX as Karlstad in 1584. A fire in 1865 destroyed much of the city. The treaty that severed the union of Norway and Sweden was negotiated and signed there in 1905. |
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"Karlstad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Karlstad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Karlstad.html "Karlstad." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Karlstad.html |
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Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden, USA Sweden: originally Tingvalla after the ting (or thing), the local or provincial assembly of freemen, the highest decision‐making authority. It was usually held in the open on raised ground: valla means ‘mound’. In 1584 it was renamed ‘Charles's Town’ after Prince Charles (1550–1611), later Charles IX, King of Sweden (1604–11).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Karlstad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Karlstad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Karlstad.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Karlstad." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Karlstad.html |
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