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KARLSKRONA [CARLSCRONA,]

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 679 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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KARLSKRONA [CARLSCRONA,]

KARLSKRONA [CARLSCRONA,] a seaport of See also:

Sweden, on the Baltic See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

TOWN

town of the See also:

DISTRICT

district (Ian) of Blekinge, and See also:

head-quarters of the See also:

SWEDISH

Swedish See also:

NAVY

navy. Pop. (1900), 23,955. It is pleasantly situated upon islands and the mainland, 290 M. S.S.W. of See also:

STOCKHOLM

Stockholm by See also:

RAIL

rail: The 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 is capacious and secure, with a sufficient See also:

DEPTH

depth of See also:

WATER

water for the largest vessels. It has three entrances; the See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal, and the only one practicable for large vessels, is to the See also:

south of the town, and is defended by two strong forts, at Drottningskar on the See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of Aspo, and on the islet of Kungsholm. The dry docks, of See also:

GREAT

great extent, are cut out of the solid See also:

GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite. There is slip-See also:

ACCOMMODATION (Lat. accommodare, to make fit, from ad, to, cum, with, and modus, measure)

accommodation for large vessels. Karlskrona is the seat of the Royal See also:

NAVAL

Naval Society, and has a navy-See also:

ARSENAL

arsenal and See also:

HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital, and naval and other See also:

SCHOOLS

schools. See also:

Charles XI., the founder of the town as naval headquarters (168o), is commemorated by a See also:

BRONZE

bronze statue (1897). There are factories for naval equipments, galvanized See also:

metal goods, See also:

FELT (cognate with Ger. Filz, Du. vilt, Swed. and Dan. fill; the root is unknown; the word has given Med. Lat. filtrum, " filter ")

felt hats, See also:

CANVAS

canvas, See also:

leather and See also:

rice, and breweries and granite quarries. Exports are granite and See also:

TIMBER

timber; Imports, See also:

COAL

coal, See also:

FLOUR

flour, provisions, hides and machinery.

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