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Encyclopedia > Possessions of Sweden

This is a list of possessions of Sweden held outside of Sweden-proper during the early modern period. Look up Possession in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The early modern period is a term used by historians to refer to the period in Western Europe and its first colonies which spans the two centuries between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution. ...

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Fiefs

Fiefs that were held for a limited time. Under the system of feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud or fee, consisted of heritable lands or revenue-producing property granted by a liege lord in return for a vassal knights service (usually fealty, military service, and security). ...

  • Denmark (Eric the Victorious, 991-995)[citation needed]
  • Scania (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332-1360 and since 1658)
  • Blekinge (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332-1360 and since 1658)
  • Hven (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332-1360 and since 1660)
  • Elbing (Treaty of Altmark, 1629-1635)
  • Braunsberg (Treaty of Altmark, 1629-1635)
  • Pillau (Treaty of Altmark, 1629-1635)
  • Fischhausen (Treaty of Altmark, 1629-1635)
  • Lochstädt (Treaty of Altmark, 1629-1635)
  • Memel (Treaty of Altmark, 1629-1635)
  • Bremen (Recess of Stede, 1654-1666)
  • Bornholm (Treaty of Roskilde, 1658-1660)
  • Trøndelag (Treaty of Roskilde, 1658-1660)
  • Halland and Bohus given on a 30 year lease by the danish at the Roskilde confernce.

Eric the Victorious (VI), Old Norse: Eiríkr inn sigrsæli, Modern Swedish: Erik Segersäll, (970?- 995), was king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century. ... The Flag of SkÃ¥ne (also known as Scania in English) is the southernmost historical province (landskap) and County (Län) of Sweden. ... Blekinge is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Blechingia, or Blekinge - a historical Province of Sweden Blekinge County, or Blekinge län - a current County of Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Map of Hven from the Blaeu Atlas 1663 Backafall, the east coast of Hven Hven or Ven (Swedish and Danish usually Ven, but sometimes Hven which is Swedish old spelling) is a small Swedish island in the Öresund strait, between Scania and Zealand (Denmark). ... ElblÄ…g (IPA: ; German: ) is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants (2006). ... The six-year Truce of Altmark (or Treaty of Stary Targ) was signed on September 25, 1629 at the Altmarkt (Stary Targ), near Danzig (GdaÅ„sk) by Sweden and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during Thirty Years War. ... Braniewo (until 1945 Polish: ; German: ) is a city in northeastern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 18,068 (2004). ... Baltiysk (Балтийск) – known prior to 1945 by its German name, Pillau (Polish PiÅ‚awa, Lithuanian Piliava)– is a Russian sea port in the strait between Vistula Bay and Gdansk Bay, called Strait of Baltiysk on the territory of Kaliningrad Oblast with about 20,000 inhabitants. ... Primorsk (Russian: Приморск, German: Fischhausen, Lithuanian: Žuvininkai/Skanavikas, Polish: Rybaki)) is a town in the Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia. ... Location Ethnographic region Lithuania minor County KlaipÄ—da County Municipality Geographic coordinate system Number of elderates 1 General Information Capital of KlaipÄ—da County KlaipÄ—da city municipality Population 187,316 in 2006 (3rd) First mentioned 1252 Granted city rights 1254 or 1258 (Lübeck); 1475 (Kulm) KlaipÄ—da ( (help... This article is about the city in Germany. ... Denmark Region Hovedstaden Bornholms Regionskommune 588 km² (227 mi²)  - coordinates , , 43,040 () since January 2003 CET (UTC+1)  -  CEST (UTC+2) Bornholm Island (far right) in Denmark : www. ... The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Danish city Roskilde, whereby the king of Denmark-Norway sacrificed nearly half his territory to save the rest. ... Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the middle of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. ...

Colonies

Main article: Swedish colonial empire
  • Apollonia, present Benin: 1655-1657.
    Fort Christiansborg/Fort Frederiksborg, which became the capital, present Osu: 1652-1658
    Fort Batenstein, present Butri: 1649-1656.
    Fort Witsen, present Takoradi: 1653-1658.
    Carolusborg: April 1650 - January/February 1658, 10 December 1660- 22 April 1663
    Delaware Colony on the banks of Delaware river North America

The Swedish colonial empire existed from 1638 to 1663 and from 1785 to 1878. ... There have been several places called Apollonia: An ancient Greek city in Illyria near to the sea and the river Vjosa, 12 km from Fier, Albania. ... A contemporary drawing of the Danish colonial fort, Fort Christiansborg, now Osu Castle. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 335,000 (2005), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... Cape Coast Castle Cape Coast Castle is a fortification in Ghana. ...

Mint Cities

Cities, held outside the realm, where Swedish mints were established. A mint is a facility which manufactures coins for currency. ...

View of the old hanse-harbor of Stade in 1987. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DED Capital Dresden Minister-President Georg Milbradt (CDU) Governing parties CDU / SPD Votes in Bundesrat 4 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  18,416 km² (7,110 sq mi) Population 4,252,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 231 /km... , Osnabrück (IPA: ) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. ... The cathedral Mariendom at night. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2. ... Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... Würzburg Residenz. ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ... South part of the city, seen from the Alte Veste (Zirndorf), 2004 The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the district of Middle Franconia. ... Nürnberg redirects here. ... For other meanings for Augsburg: See Augsburg (disambiguation) , Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ... Motto: none Voivodship Warmia-Masuria Municipal government Rada Miejska w Elblągu Mayor Henryk Słonina Area 83,32 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 130. ... Motto: Durabo (lat. ...

Territories held under Martial Law

  • Strasburg (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Dirschau (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Wormditt (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Mehlsack (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Frauenburg (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Marienburg (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Stuhm (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Danziger Haupt (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Landsberg (agreement with Brandenburg, 1641-1643)
  • Frankfurt (Oder) (agreement with Brandenburg, 1641-1643)
  • Leipzig (agreement with Saxony, 1646-1648)
  • Memmingen (agreement with Bavaria, 1647-1648)
  • Überlingen (agreement with Bavaria, 1647-1648)

Brodnica is a town in northern Poland with 27,400 inhabitants (1995). ... The Polish-Swedish Wars refer to a series of wars between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden, in the wider meaning to the series of wars in which both Sweden and Poland participated between 1563 and 1721, in the narrower meaning to denote the two wars between 1600 and 1629. ... Coordinates: , Country Voivodeship Powiat Tczew County Gmina Tczew Established 12th century City Rights 1260 Government  - Mayor Zenon Odya Area  - Town 22. ... Orneta town hall Orneta (German: ) is a town in northern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, with a population of 9,440 (as of December 31, 2004). ... Pieniezno Emblem Pieniężno (also written as: Pieniezno) is a small town with the German name Mehlsack (flour bag). ... Frombork Cathedral, with the Vistula Lagoon in the background Frombork (German: ) is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, with a population of 2,602 in 2005. ... Malbork Castle 2003. ... Sztum (former German: ) is a town in Poland, capital of Sztum County, located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, with some 10,141 inhabitants (2004). ... Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbrev. ... For the similarly spelled Brandenberg, see Brandenberg (Austria) or Brandenburg (disambiguation) Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE4 Capital Potsdam Minister-President Matthias Platzeck (SPD) Governing parties SPD / CDU Votes in Bundesrat 4 (of 69) Basic statistics Area  29,479 km² (11,382... Frankfurt (Oder) ( Sorbian/Lusatian: Frankobord ) is a city in Brandenburg, Germany located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the city of SÅ‚ubice. ... Leipzig ( ; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk from the Sorbian word for Tilia) is, with a population of over 506,000, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. ... Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian administrative region Swabia in Germany. ... Ãœberlingen Ãœberlingen is a city in south-western Germany. ...

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