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Eskilstuna (ĕ`skĭlstü'nä), city (1990 pop. 89,820), Södermanland co., SE Sweden, between lakes Hjälmaren and Mälaren. Named after Eskil, an 11th-century English missionary who was martyred, the city was chartered (1659) by Charles X, who founded a gun factory there. This factory became the nucleus of an expanding steel and tool industry, which has made Eskilstuna the rival of Sheffield, England, and Solingen, Germany, in the production of cutlery. Machinery and precision instruments are also manufactured. There is a technical college in the city. The statesman Axel Oxenstierna (1583–1654) is buried at the nearby Jader church. Eskilstuna an industrial city in SE Sweden. Pop.: 91 137 (2004 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At the same time, we will continue to develop and produce our high end Volvo wheel loaders in our facilities in Eskilstuna and Arvika, Sweden; Asheville, USA and Pederneiras, Brazil. Malardalen University, located in the cities of Vasteras and Eskilstuna, is one of Sweden's fastest-growing universities. Both the Malaren Hospital in Eskilstuna, south of Stockholm, and the newly established radiation treatment department at the County Hospital in Sundsvall, central Sweden, recently installed Elekta Precise units. |
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