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TROGIR In Trogir (pop. 1,500), made up of tiny Trogir Island and Ciovo Island, medieval buildings crowd into winding streets and palmed promenades open onto well-maintained parks and the …
In 1993 China’s population was reckoned to be 1,178,400,000, which made it the most heavily populated country in the world with a fifth of the world’s population. The same …
Caves of the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534) Dunhuang lies at 94°38’E and40°09’N in the west of Gansu province, on the famous Silk Road. There are air flights from nearby …
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 …
Travel to Madrid PRACTICAL INFORMATION TOURIST AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Tourist Offices: Municipal, Plaza Mayor 3 (fax 913 66 54 77), will be expanding and relocating to a location across …
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 …
Florence Travel Destinations SIGHTS There’s enough to see in the center of Florence alone to keep a visitor occupied for years; if you’re in the city for only a …
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 …