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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or A German grand-duchy, on the shores of the Baltic, between Schleswig-Holstein and Pomerania; is mostly a level, fertile plain, with numerous small rivers and many lakes; agriculture is the chief industry; merino sheep are renowned; there are iron-founding, sugar-refining, and tanning works, and amber is found on the coasts; social institutions are very backward; still largely feudal; serfdom was abolished in 1824 only.
n Lake Schwerin, is the capital.
as a university; is a busy Baltic port, from which grain, wool, and cattle are shipped; has important wool and cattle fairs, shipbuilding, and other industries.
djacent to the foregoing on the SE., presents similar characteristics, and is united to it in government; the capital is Neustrelitz.
Public Domain.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Mecklenburg-Schwerin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/mecklenburg-schwerin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
