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TONSBERG
, a fortified seaport of See also:Norway, in Jarlsberg-See also:Laurvik amt (See also:county), situated on a See also:bay on the See also:south See also:coast, near the entrance to See also:Christiania See also:Fjord, 72 M
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S. by W. of Christiania on the See also:Skien railway
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Pop
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(1900), 862o
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It is one of the most See also:ancient towns in Norway
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It is the headquarters of a sealing and whaling See also:fleet
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The See also:principal See also:industries are refineries for preparing See also:whale and See also:seal oil and saw-See also:mills
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An interesting collection of antiquities and whaling implements is preserved in the Slotstaarn on See also:Castle See also: |
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