Carlstad, a town of Sweden, on the island of Tingvalla, near the east shore of Lake Wener, 205 miles WSW. of Stockholm by rail. Connected with the mainland by two bridges—one of which is a handsome structure—and greatly improved since the fire of 1865, it is a well-built place, with a cathedral, and a considerable trade. Pop. 7737.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 772
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