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... Sweden , north- northeast of Göteborg . It was incorporated as a town in 1916. On the Götaälv ( river ) , it was once famous for its imposing waterfalls . Al- though the falls are now harnessed for hydro- electricity , they sometimes ...
... Sweden , north- northeast of Göteborg . It was incorporated as a town in 1916. On the Götaälv ( river ) , it was once famous for its imposing waterfalls . Al- though the falls are now harnessed for hydro- electricity , they sometimes ...
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... Sweden he was , as a Catholic , buried in the cemetery reserved for unbaptized children . In 1667 , his remains were conveyed to Paris and buried in the church of St. Geneviève - du - Mont . Disinterred during the French Revolution for ...
... Sweden he was , as a Catholic , buried in the cemetery reserved for unbaptized children . In 1667 , his remains were conveyed to Paris and buried in the church of St. Geneviève - du - Mont . Disinterred during the French Revolution for ...
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... Sweden in the Truce of Stuhmsdorf in Sep- tember 1635 , following a war undertaken to exploit Sweden's difficulties during the Thirty Years ' War . He failed , however , to find any method for regaining the Swedish crown , which had ...
... Sweden in the Truce of Stuhmsdorf in Sep- tember 1635 , following a war undertaken to exploit Sweden's difficulties during the Thirty Years ' War . He failed , however , to find any method for regaining the Swedish crown , which had ...
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