Category: Scandinavia
The Neolithic period, during which the transition from a hunting culture to a settled farming culture took place and the pre-lndo-European peoples were steadily thrust back by the advancing …
Mariehamn is a popular seaside resort situated on a promontory at the S end of the island. In Norra Esplanadgata, in the middle of the town, stands the church …
Every summer geological, botanical, musical and dancing weeks are organised in Jamtland. Information about dates can be obtained from tourist information offices. Jamtland, a mountainous province of central Sweden …
HOTELS. Patria, Kauppakatu 21, 120 Polar, Helsingintie, 117 Kylpylaitos-Spa, Ainonkatu 17, 60 Viikinkihovi, Valtakatu 41, 82 Hospiz, Valtakatu 40, 91 b.: Karelia-Park, Korpraalinkuja 1, 260 b. (June-August only). YOUTH …
In the Iron Age, which dates in Scandinavia from about 600 B.C. to a.d. 400, the decorative art of the Bronze Age disappears and is replaced by only the …
The large lakes of central Sweden are relics of the sea which once covered this area; but the abundant flow of water from many rivers has long removed any …
In 1848 Denmark proclaims the full incorporation of Schleswig in the Danish kingdom and in 1863 of both duchies. It represses an armed rising by the people of Schleswig-Holstein …
County: Arhus amt. Altitude: sea level. Population: 245,000. Postal code: DK-8000. Telephone code: 06. RSdhuset; tel. 1216 00. HOTELS. Atlantic, Europaplads, 186 Marseis, Strandvejen 25,132 Ritz, BanegSrdsplads 12,100 Motel …
County: Sonderjyllands amt. Area: 315 sq. km (122 sq. miles). The Danish island of Alsen (Als) lies at the southern end ofthe Little Belt, between the mainland of Denmark …
The Four Countries The topographical pattern of Scandinavia has been produced by a great variety of factors geological structure, mountain formation, ice action, climate and vegetation. The boundaries between …