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Trelleborg, Sweden (No. 1)

Trelleborg is a town in Skåne, Sweden, with 43,359 inhabitants as of December 31, 2015. It is the southernmost town in Sweden located some 10–15 kilometres (6.2–9.3 mi) west from the southernmost point of Sweden and the Scandinavian peninsula. It is one of the most important ferry towns in Scandinavia as well as around the Baltic Sea, and the main town of the Söderslätt agricultural areas.

The first written record of the name is from 1291, Threlæburgh. The name is found in many places in Scandinavia. Borg means castle or stronghold and träl can mean thrall, but can also refer to the leaning poles on the outside of the medieval Viking stronghold. Remains of the original stronghold were excavated in 1988.

The name may also have originated from the stronghold that still remains in the center of the city. Strongholds like that have been found at several places around Scandinavia, mostly in the south of Sweden and Denmark, and are all called trelleborgs. The name is likely to have originated from that borg.

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Trelleborg, Sweden (No. 5)

Trelleborg, town and port, Skåne län (county), southern Sweden, on the Baltic Sea. During the Middle Ages it was an important herring-fishing and commercial centre, but it declined after the herring left the area in the 15th century. After being plundered during war (1563–70) between Denmark and Sweden and devastated by fire in 1617, it lost its charter in 1619 and did not regain its former status as a town until 1867. With the beginning of steamer service to Sassnitz (Germany) in 1897, followed by ferry service in 1909, the town grew in importance. Because of its ferry service, Trelleborg was a focal point for the transportation of sick and wounded and the exchange of prisoners during World Wars I and II. As Sweden’s southernmost town, Trelleborg is a major crossing point to continental Europe and maintains a busy coastal trade as well. The modern, well-equipped harbour has been conducive to industrialization, notably sugar refining and the manufacture of rubber goods. Pop. (2005 est.) mun., 39,830.

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