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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Encyclopedias
Tonsberg
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a fortified seaport of Norway, in JarlsbergLaurvik amt (county), situated on a bay on the south coast, near the entrance to Christiania Fjord, 72 m. S. by W. of Christiania on the Skien railway. Pop. (1900), 8620. It is one of the most ancient towns in Norway. It is the headquarters of a sealing and whaling fleet. The principal industries are refineries for preparing whale and seal oil and saw-mills. An interesting collection of antiquities and whaling implements is preserved in the Slotstaarn on Castle Hill.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Tonsberg'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/tonsberg.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Tonsberg'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/tonsberg.html. 1910.
