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TOWN AND COUNTRY.
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Both as regards population, trade, and industrial pursuits, Malmö, —
the capital of Skåne, takes the third place among Swedish cities, with
something over 100 000 ink, including suburbs. The population at the
beginning of the 19th century was scarcely 4 000.
Slottsskog Park, Gothenburg.
Of the remaining large towns, Norrköping, Borås, Jönköping, and
Eskilstuna are chiefly manufacturing towns; the first two are especially
known for their textile industries, Jönköping is celebrated for its matches,
and Eskilstuna for its excellent iron- and steel-ware. Sundsvall has, it
is true, only about 20 000 inli., but it is the principal town in Europe
for the timber-trade. Gävle and Söderhamn are also important centres
for the same trade. TJppsala and Lund are the seats of Sweden’s two State
Universities. Karlskrona is Sweden’s chief naval station. The town
of Örebro, on Lake Hjälmaren, is steadily developing as the heart of
the midland districts of Central Sweden, while Linköping promises to
develop into a similar though somewhat smaller centre. Hälsingborg is a
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