SODERTELGE
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SODERTELGE , a town of Sweden , in the district (lan) of Stockholm, 23 in. W.S.W. of Stockholm by rail . Pop. (1900), 8,207. It is beautifully situated on a bay of Lake Malar, which is here connected with the Baltic by the Sodertelge canal, 14 In. in length, with a minimum depth of Io ft. This is, on the route followed by the Gota Canal steamers between Stockholm and Gothenburg,: it was opened in 1819, though a canal was begun here in the first half of the 15th century at the instigation of the patriot Engelbrecht. The town contains an ancient church See Also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish
kirk , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk - CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH,
RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o) - CHURCH, SIR
RICHARD (1784–1873) , believed to date from c.rroo. Here and in the neighbourhood are the residences of many of the business class of Stockholm; and the town is in favour as a summer resort, having mineral springs and baths. There are engineering shops producing railway stock and motors, jute spinning and weaving mills, and match and joinery works.
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