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Malmo (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 55 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 55.5833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 013 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 13.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was important center in herring trade during Middle Ages; received influx of German immigrant merchants; united with Sweden in 1658; declined, partially due to poor harbor; new harbor was built in 1775 & the city revived. |
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| Malmö (preferred,C,V)
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| Malmo (C,U,English-P)
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| מלמו (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Elbogen (H,V)
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............ | name given by German merchants, meaning "elbow" & referring to its location on curve of coastline |
| Malmhaug (H,V)
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............ | original name, meaning "sandpile" |
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Skåne (county) (P) |
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Malmo (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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chartered in late 13th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| port (C) |
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