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OSTERSUND

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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 358 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OSTERSUND  , a

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town of
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Sweden,
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capital of the
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district (lan) of Jemtland, on the
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east
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shore of Storsjo (
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Great
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Lake), 364 M . N. by W. of
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Stockholm by
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rail . Pop . (Igloo) 6866 . It lies at an
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elevation of about r000 ft. and is the
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metropolis of a mountainous and beautiful district . Immediately facing the town is the lofty
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island of Fros, with which it is connected by a
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bridge 1148 ft.
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long . A runic
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stone commemorates the
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building of a bridge hereby a
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Christian missionary, Austmader, son of Gudfast . Ostersund was founded in 1786 . It has a considerable
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trade in
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timber, and a
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local trade by. steamers on Storsjo .
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Electricity is obtained for
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lighting and other purposes by utilizing the abundant
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water-
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power in the district .

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