Hven
Hven, or Ven, is a small Swedish island in the ?resund strait, between Scania and Zealand. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The island was historically under Danish rule, but it fell to Swedish hands in 1660, two years after the Treaty of Roskilde. Astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) built two observatories here, Uraniborg and Stjerneborg. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hven has ferries to Landskrona, Helsingborg and, in the summer only, to Copenhagen. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ See also: Islands of Sweden. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Swedish: The term Swedish can refer to:... Scania: Scania may refer to more than one article:... Zealand: :This article is about the Danish island. For the Dutch province, see Zeeland; for the Pacific island country named after that province, see New Zealand.... | ~ Table of Content ~
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