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SWEDEN

editor — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 18:22:00 +0000

SWEDEN is one of the most prosperous nations in the world, and in social terms is perhaps the most progressive. This is the result of a long period of peace which allowed a slow but steady advance and of the country’s abundance of mineral resources and water power, which provided the basis for an early and rapid development of industry. Sweden has large deposits of iron ore in Lapland with a 60-70% iron content as well as zinc, lead, pyrites, copper, manganese, silver and gold. The coalfields in western Skane, now depleted, led to the development of industries in that

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Traveling in Sweden

editor — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 22:02:00 +0000

South German type, became the main type of animal ornament on the European continent. In Animal Style III, which developed in Scandinavia about 700, highly abstract animal figures are used to form elaborate ornamental compositions, producing for example circular whorls or mirror-image pairs. Here again the burin was used. The Viking style or late animal style (a.d. 800-1100). The great Viking expansion was made possible by their keeled boats, with strengthened bottoms to take the mast and keel, like those found in a bog at Nydam in Slesvig (three sea-going boats dating from the 4th c. the largest being an

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Sweden Guide for Tourist

editor — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 05:22:00 +0000

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 a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). 1973 Karl XVI Gustav. Death of King Gustav VI Adolf; his grandson succeeds him as Karl XVI. Free trade agreement with the EEC. 1974 New constitution: the king’s powers are considerably reduced from 1 January 1975. 1976 Law providing for workers’ participation in industrial management. The right-wing parties win a general election after 44 years of Social Democratic government. 1977 Birth

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Travel to Sweden

editor — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 07:30:00 +0000

SWEDEN This gifted energetic king beats back attacks by Denmark, Poland and Russia (battle of Narva, 1700) and carries the war into the enemy countries. On an adventurous expedition into the Ukraine, however, he is decisively defeated at Poltava in 1709 and flees into Turkey. In 1716, accompanied by two faithful followers, he rides in 16 days to Stralsund. He is killed in 1718 under the walls of the Norwegian fortress of Fredrikssten. This ends the short period of absolutist rule in Sweden. Towards constitutional government and neutrality 1719-72 The Era of Liberty. After this collapse Sweden is compelled to

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