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<p> 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. </p> <p> n Lake Schwerin, is the capital. </p> <p> 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. </p> <p> djacent to the foregoing on the SE., presents similar characteristics, and is united to it in government; the capital is Neustrelitz. </p> | <p> 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. </p> <p> n Lake Schwerin, is the capital. </p> <p> 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. </p> <p> djacent to the foregoing on the SE., presents similar characteristics, and is united to it in government; the capital is Neustrelitz. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_76734"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mecklenburg-schwerin Mecklenburg-Schwerin from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76734"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mecklenburg-schwerin Mecklenburg-Schwerin from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:43, 15 October 2021
Mecklenburg-Schwerin [1]
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.
