1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ESKILSTUNA. a town of Sweden in the district (Ian) of Sodcrmanland, on the Hjelmar river, which unites lakes Hjelmar and Millar, 65 m. W. of Stockholm by rail. Pop. (1900) 13,663. The place is mentioned in the i.uh century, and is said to derive its name from F.skil, an English missionary who suffered martyrdom on the spot. It rose into importance in the reign of Charles X.. who bestowed on it considerable privileges, and gave the first impulse to its manufacturing activity. It is the chief seat in Sweden of the ir…
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