Category: Scandinavia
Nordeide, at the entrance to the Hoyangerfjord, is connected by ferry with Kongsnes, also on the N side of the Sognefjord, and with Svortemyr, on the S side. It …
HOTELS. Marieniyst, Nordre Strandvej 2, 390 SP; Skandia, Bramstrasde, 1, 80 Meulenborg, Bflgebakken 5, 50 bž SP; Missionshotellet, Bram-straede 5,170 b. YOUTH HOSTEL. CAMP SITE. EVENTS. Performances of Hamlet …
1949 Sweden joins the Council of Europe. 1951 Sweden becomes a founding member of the Nordic Council (see above under Denmark). 1958 Nordic Passport and Customs Union. 1960 Sweden …
In eastern Finland In Jutland a series of vegetation zones runs from north to south, as in the neighbouring German provinces of Schleswig-Holstein. Along the much indented east coast …
On the east side of the Scandinavian mountains the great fringe of lakes in the Nordland resulted from the fact that the last remains of the ice cover lay …
Provinces: Kymen laani (Kymmene lanKymi), Mik-kelin laani (Sankt Michels lanMikkeli). Lake Saimaa, the lake of a thousand islands, is the most southerly part of an intricate system of lakes, …
Swedish painting is notable particularly for the interior decoration of Kalmar Castle and the Palace in Stockholm (by J. B. van Uther) and the work of Holger Hansson (fl. …
Province: Turun ja Porin laani (Abo och Bjorneborgs lanTurku-Pori). Altitude: 1 5 m (49 ft). Population: 81,000. Postal code: SF-28100. Telephone code: 9 39. HOTELS. Juhana Herttua, Itapuisto 1, …
County: More og Romsdal fylke. The Romsdal, the valley of the Rauma, is one of the most beautiful valleys in Norway, extending for a distance of some 60 km …
The main road runs N from Skaerbaek to Brens, which has a massive church built of stone from the Rhineland (interesting frescoes). From Ribe (see p, 223) an attractive …