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    Vaxholm is a city, urban area and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It occupies the islands of Vaxön and Kullö in the Stockholm...
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    Vaxholm Municipality (Vaxholms kommun or Vaxholms stad) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The municipal slogan is "Vaxholm...
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    40306°N 18.35972°E / 59.40306; 18.35972 Vaxholm Fortress (Swedish: Vaxholms fästning), also known as Vaxholm Castle, is a historic fortification on the...
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  • IFK Vaxholm is a Swedish football club located in Vaxholm. They were founded 18 April 1920 by Captain Öhngren and they are a part of Idrottsföreningen...
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    at the Berga Naval Base in Berga, Haninge Municipality. Raised from the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1) in 2000 when the Swedish Amphibious Corps...
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    is a road bridge that links the island of Vaxön, and hence the town of Vaxholm, with the Bogesundslandet peninsular to the south of the town. It crosses...
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    Ytterby (category Populated places in Vaxholm Municipality)
    pronunciation: [ˈʏ̂tːɛrˌbyː]) is a village on the Swedish island of Resarö, in Vaxholm Municipality in the Stockholm archipelago. Today the residential area is...
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  • and the Oxdjupet strait [sv] to its east. Administratively, it is in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm County. Skogsön has no road connection to the...
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    graduated in 1973. He was then instructor and platoon commander at the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1) from 1973 to 1979 and studied at the...
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  • archipelago in Sweden. It is situated to the south of Tynningö island, in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm County. There are around 15 residential buildings...
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  • waterway to the south of Vaxholm and Karlsudd and north of Stora and Lilla Höggarn [sv]. Administratively, it is in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm...
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    Bodens fästning, (Boden) Kusthöjden, (Härnösand) Vaxholms fästning, (Vaxholm) Oskar-Fredriksborg, (Vaxholm) Skansen Lejonet, (Göteborg) Älvsborgs fästning...
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    Hildebrand, Sveriges historia) Born 22 May 1781 Uppsala Died 17 August 1868 (1868-08-18) (aged 87) Vaxholm Occupation(s) courtier and member of the Diet...
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    59.39306°N 18.43139°E / 59.39306; 18.43139 The Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente), designation KA 1, was a...
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    Vaxholm Church (Swedish: Vaxholms kyrka) is a church in central Vaxholm, Sweden. The chapel is a single-nave building built in the Neoclassical style...
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  • Vaxholm Grenadier Regiment (Swedish: Vaxholms grenadjärregemente), also I 26, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that was active in various forms 1902–1927...
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    Stockholm Municipality, Sundbyberg Municipality, Trollhättan Municipality, Vaxholm Municipality and Västerås Municipality. The decision to call themselves...
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    The Vaxholm Artillery Corps (Swedish: Vaxholms artillerikår) was a corps-level artillery formation of the Swedish Army which operated between 1889 and...
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    ferry in Sweden's Stockholm archipelago. It connects the town of Vaxholm to Vaxholm Castle, situated on an islet in the middle of the Kodjupet strait...
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    coastal artillery regiments, Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment and the 1st Coastal Artillery Brigade (KA 1) in Vaxholm, Karlskrona Coastal Artillery...
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    were built as late as the 1970s. In the 16th century, the construction of Vaxholm Fortress began. During the second half of the 17th century, the council...
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    Malmö A single M/32 mount at Vaxholm Fortress, Sweden. A twin M/32 at Vaxholm Fortress, Sweden. A twin M/32 at Vaxholm Fortress, Sweden. 25 mm Hotchkiss...
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    Artillery Regiment of the Swedish army, the regiment being stationed in Vaxholm. As an artillery officer, Arrhenius was assigned to study the characteristics...
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    Skarpö (category Islands of Vaxholm Municipality)
    is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. It is situated in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm County. The southern and western half of the...
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    The first canoe sprint World Championships in Vaxholm, Sweden, photographed by Gunnar Lundh in 1938...
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  • south of Skogsön, in Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden Stegesund-Hästholmen, an island north of Vaxholm, in Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm...
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    Door viewer in the gate of Vaxholm Fortress...
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  • Sprint World Championships 1938 Vaxholm C-2 10000 m 1950 Copenhagen C-2 1000 m 1950 Copenhagen C-2 10000 m 1938 Vaxholm C-2 1000 m Men's canoe slalom Representing...
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    African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies. Images Mergus merganser couple, Vaxholm, Sweden Female goosander's bill showing the serrated edge Couple and single...
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  • Rindö (category Islands of Vaxholm Municipality)
    city of Stockholm. From an administrative perspective, it is located in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm County. The island is about 5 kilometres (3...
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