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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 914 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KORSOR , a seaport of See also:

Denmark, in the and (See also:county) of the See also:island of See also:Zealand, 69 m. by See also:rail W.S.W. of See also:Copenhagen, on the See also:east See also:shore of the See also:Great See also:Belt. Pop. (1901), 6054. The See also:harbour, which is formed by a See also:bay of the Baltic, has a See also:depth throughout of 20 ft. It is the point of departure and arrival of the See also:steam See also:ferry to See also:Nyborg on Fiinen, lying on the See also:Hamburg, See also:Schleswig, See also:Fredericia and Copenhagen route. There is also See also:regular communication by See also:water with See also:Kiel. The See also:chief exports are See also:fish, cereals, See also:bacon; imports, See also:petroleum and See also:coal. A See also:market See also:town since the 14th See also:century, Korsor has ruins of an old fortified See also:castle, on the See also:south See also:side of the channel, dating from the 24th and 17th centuries.

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