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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 886 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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ECKERNFURDE , a See also:

TOWN

town of See also:

Germany, in the Prussian See also:

province of See also:

SCHLESWIG (Dan. Slesvig)

Schleswig-See also:

Holstein, on a See also:

FJORD, or FIORD

fjord of the Baltic, 20 M. by See also:

RAIL

rail N.W. from See also:

KIEL

Kiel. Pop. (1g(35) 7088. It has a See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, fishing, See also:

trade in agricultural products, and manufactures of See also:

TOBACCO

tobacco, See also:

salt and See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron goods. There are a technical school of See also:

BUILDING

building and a See also:

PROTESTANT

Protestant teachers' See also:

SEMINARY (Lat. seminarium, from semen, seed)

seminary. Eckernforde is mentioned as far back as 1197. It was taken.by See also:

Christian IV. of See also:

Denmark in 1628 from the-Imperial troops. In 1813 the Danes were defeated here, while in 1849 the harbour was the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of the blowing up of the Danish See also:

LINE

line-of-See also:

BATTLE

battle See also:

SHIP

ship " Christian VIII." and of the surrender of the See also:

FRIGATE

frigate " Gefion " after an engagement with the See also:

German See also:

SHORE

shore batteries. The See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place lost most of its trade after -the See also:

union with Germany in 1864, and suffered severely from a See also:

sea-See also:

flood in 1872. In the immediate neighbourhood is the See also:

VILLAGE

village of Borby, much frequented for sea-bathing.

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