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ESKILSTUNA
, a See also:town of See also:Sweden in the See also:district (lan) of Sddermanland, on the Hjelmar See also:river, which unites lakes Hjelmar and See also:Malar, 65 m
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W. of See also:Stockholm by See also:rail
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Pop
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(1900) 13,663
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The See also:place is mentioned in the 13th See also:century, and is said to derive its name from Eskil, an See also:English missionary who suffered martyrdom on the spot
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It See also:rose into importance in the reign of See also: |
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