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Näs or Nääs is a common placename in Sweden and in Finland, as it means isthmus. Places named Näs include: * Näs bruk, * Näs Castle, * Nääs Castle and * a hundred in Värmland Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Name Several Latinized version ...
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Isthmus
An isthmus (; : isthmuses or isthmi) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus, a narrow stretch of sea between two landmasses that connects two larger bodies of water. Isthmus vs land bridge vs peninsula ''Isthmus'' and ''land bridge'' are related terms, with isthmus having a broader meaning. A land bridge is an isthmus connecting Earth's major land masses. The term ''land bridge'' is usually used in biogeology to describe land connections that used to exist between continents at various times and were important for the migration of people and various species of animals and plants, e.g. Beringia and Doggerland. An isthmus is a land connection between two bigger landmasses, while a peninsula is rather a land protrusion that is connected to a bigger landmass on one side only and surrounded by ...
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Näs Bruk
Näs bruk is a locality situated in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ..., with 207 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Avesta Municipality {{Dalarna-geo-stub ...
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Näs Castle
Näs Castle (Swedish: ''Näs slottsruin'') is the ruins of a former castle at Visingsö parish in Jönköping County, Sweden. The ruins are on the southern end of the island of Visingsö in the southern part of Lake Vättern. History The facility was built as a royal residence during the 12th century. It was constructed during the reign of King Sverker I of Sweden (1132–1156) or his son King Karl Sverkersson (c. 1130–1167) who resided in Näs Castle and was assassinated on the island of Visingsö by supporters of his successor King Knut Eriksson. In 1318, the castle was pledged by King Birger Magnusson (1280–1321) to his brother-in-law King Eric VI of Denmark. The castle was burned down after fighting the same year while Birger was in exile. See also *List of castles in Sweden This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden. In the Swedish language the word ''slott'' is used for both castles, châteaux and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortres ...
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Nääs Castle
Nääs Castle is a 17th-century mansion near Gothenburg, Sweden.Nääs Manor & Crafts School
, swedishgardens.se, Retrieved 7 December 2013.
It is situated by Sävelången Lake in . In the latter half of the 19th century, Nääs became known for its craft college, and for more than 50 years it was regarded as 'Sweden's window to the world'. Nääs Castle is located on the Nääs Estate by Sävelången Lake in Västergötland, Sweden, east of Floda, Lerum Municipality, Skallsjö parish. Nääs Estate is widely renowned for its craft education during the late 1 ...
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List Of Hundreds Of Sweden
A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in northern Germanic countries and related colonies, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative division Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...s. The equivalent term in Swedish is (in Uppland also known as during the early Middle Ages); in Danish and Norwegian, ; in Finnish, ; and in Estonian, . The Scanian hundreds were Danish until the Treaty of Roskilde of 1658. List {{DEFAULTSORT:Hundreds Of Sweden, List Of Hundreds ...
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