Industrial town about 30 km (19 miles) southwest of Stockholm. It stands on the 3 km (2 mile) long Sodertalje Canal, which links Lake Malaren to the Baltic. A former Viking trading post, it now manufactures pharmaceuticals, machinery and cars.
Population 79 800
Kebnekaise
Peak in the Kjolen Mountains in northwest LAPPLAND, and - at 2111 m (6945 ft) - the highest point in Sweden.
Helsingborg Sweden
Main ferry port to Denmark, at the narrowest part of ORESUND, 4.5 km (3 miles) wide, opposite the Danish town of Elsinore. Its manufactures include rubber, cotton, sugar, pottery and beer.
Locals hypothesize that the legacy of Italian blood and culture in Cologne, colonized by the Romans more than 1500 years ago, makes the people more jovial and lighthearted. Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine.
Kolsch is not only the dialect spoken here but, also the name of their own top-fermented beer. There are more than 4,000 pubs, restaurant's and brewery taverns in Cologne.
Unlike many of the world's large cities, Cologne, with a population of over a million, gets better every day, there are more things to do and see, more new and innovative buildings... more
Travel is an opportunity to learn, whether geography, languages, history or other subjects.
Cologne is situated on the beautiful Rhine River.