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Holbæk
(Encyclopedia)Holbæk hôlˈbĕk [key], city, Vestsjælland co., E Denmark, a seaport on Holbæk Fjord, an ...Holstebro
(Encyclopedia)Holstebro hôlˈstəbrōˌ [key], city, Ringkøbing co., W central Denmark, on the Storå Riv...Herning
(Encyclopedia)Herning hĕrˈnĭng [key], city, Ringkøbing co., central Denmark. It is an important manufac...Frederikshavn
(Encyclopedia)Frederikshavn frĭᵺˈrĭks-houn [key], city, Nordjylland co., N Denmark, a port on the Kattegat; chartered ...Nakskov
(Encyclopedia)Nakskov näkˈskou [key], city (1992 pop. 14,922), Storstrøm co., SE Denmark, a seaport at the head of Nakskov Fjord (an arm of the Langelands Bælt). It has large sugar refineries. ...Korsør
(Encyclopedia)Korsør kôrsörˈ [key], city (1992 pop. 14,659), Vestsjælland co., S central Denmark, a seaport on the Store Bælt. In the city are fisheries and factories producing glass and processed food. ...Holberg, Ludvig, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Holberg, Ludvig, Baron lo͞oᵺˈvē bärōnˈ hōlˈbĕr [key], 1684–1754, Danish dramatist, essayist, poet, and historian, apostle of the Enlightenment in Scandinavia. Born in Norway, he studied t...Griffenfeld, Peder Schumacher, Count
(Encyclopedia)Griffenfeld, Peder Schumacher, Count pāˈᵺər sho͞oˈmäkhər, grĭfˈənfĕlt [key], 1635–99, Danish politician. The son of a merchant, he became (1665) secretary to Frederick III. In 1665 Grif...Maria Feodorovna
(Encyclopedia)Maria Feodorovna märēˈä fyôˈdərəvnə [key], 1847–1928, czarina of Russia, consort of Alexander III and mother of Nicholas II. Originally named Dagmar, she was the daughter of Christian IX of...Middelfart
(Encyclopedia)Middelfart mĭˈᵺəlfärt [key], city (1992 pop. 12,429), Fyn co., central Denmark, on the Lille Bælt, which is spanned there by a road and rail bridge. Middelfart has long been a port and fishing ...Browse by Subject
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