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Carrollton

(Encyclopedia) Carrollton. 1 City (2020 pop. 26,738), seat of Carroll co., W Ga., on the Little Tallapoosa River; inc. 1897. Manufacturing includes…

Weissenfels

(Encyclopedia) WeissenfelsWeissenfelsvīsˈənfĕls [key], city (1994 pop. 34,816), Saxony-Anhalt, E central Germany, on the Saale River. It is an industrial city and a rail junction. Manufactures…

Västervik

(Encyclopedia) VästervikVästervikvĕˈstərvēkˌ [key], city (1990. pop. 21,500), Kalmar co., SE Sweden, on an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Manufactures of this industrial center include paper, furniture,…

Wooster

(Encyclopedia) WoosterWoosterw&oobreve;sˈtər [key], city (1990 pop. 22,191), seat of Wayne co., N central Ohio, in a farm area; inc. 1817. There is food processing and paper, plastic, and brass…

Tottori

(Encyclopedia) TottoriTottoritōt-tōˈrē [key], city (1990 pop. 142,467), capital of Tottori prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. The city produces wood and paper items, machinery,…

Tracy

(Encyclopedia) Tracy, city (1990 pop. 33,558), San Joaquin co., central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1910. It is a railroad junction in a cattle and dairying region. Grapes, sugar beets,…

Písek

(Encyclopedia) PísekPísekpēˈsĕk [key], city (1991 pop. 29,550), SW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the Otava River. It has tobacco, paper, and textile industries. Písek was founded in the 13th cent.…

Schleiden, Matthias Jakob

(Encyclopedia) Schleiden, Matthias JakobSchleiden, Matthias Jakobmätēˈäs yäˈkôp shlīˈdən [key], 1804–81, German botanist. He was professor at the universities of Jena (1839–63) and Dorpat (1863–64).…

Sankt Pölten

(Encyclopedia) Sankt PöltenSankt Pöltenzängkt pölˈtən [key], city (1991 pop. 50,026), Lower Austria prov., N central Austria. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures include…