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Skåre
Skåre may refer to the following locations: Skåre, NorwaySkåre, Sweden This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it t..
Skåre, Norway
Skåre is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was created by a split from Torvastad on 1 November, 1888. The new municipality had a population of 1.665. On 1 January 1911 a part of Skåre with 3.847 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring municipality Haugesund. On 1 January 1965 ..
Skåre, Sweden
Skåre is a settlement situated some 10 km to the north of Karlstad in Sweden. It has a population of around 5,200 [link]. The town grew up around the railway station which was an important transshipment point: goods transported on the River Klar were here transferred to rail for onward co..
Skärhamn
Skärhamn is a town with around 3 000 inhabitants and the seat of Tjörn Municipality in Sweden. The main tourist attraction in Skärhamn besides yachting is The Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet). ..
Skärholmen, Stockholm
Skärholmen is a suburban district in south-western Stockholm, primarily consisting of Million Programme style apartment buildings from the 1960s and early 1970s. As such, it is one of the larger and more well known concrete suburbs of Stockholm. Skärholmen has a high concentration of immigrants..
Skärholmen borough
Skärholmen is a borough in the southern part of Stockholm. It is primarily made up of Skärholmen congregation. The districts that make up the borough are Bredäng, Skärholmen, Sätra and Vårberg. The population as of 2004 is 31,125 on an area of 8.86 km², which gives a density of 3,513/km². ..
Skärkind Hundred
Skärkind Hundred, or Skärkinds härad, was a hundred of Ostrogothia in Sweden. ..
Skírnismál
Skírnismál (Sayings of Skírnir) is one of the poems of the Poetic Edda. It is preserved in the 13th century manuscripts Codex Regius and AM 748 I 4to but may have been originally composed in heathen times. Many scholars believe that the poem was acted out, perhaps in a sort of hiéros gamos. T..
Skra-di-Legen
Battle of Skra di Legen'(Skora di Legen) was a two day WWI battle which took place on May 16, 1918. Victory of the allied troops with a decisive Greek contribution. In May 1918 Greek military units held a leading part in the battle of Skra di Legen, the most important among the local offensives..
Skradin
Coat of arms Skradin (Latin, Italian Scardona) is a town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, population 3,986 (2001). It is located near the Krka river and at the entrance to the Krka National Park, 18 km from Šibenik and 100 km from Split. The main attraction of the park, Skradinski buk..
Skraeling Island
Skraeling Island (Latitude: 78° 52' 60 N, Longitude: 75° 55' 0 W) off the east coast of Ellesmere Island lying in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Contents 1 History of Skraeling Island2 Geography2.1 Paleontology3 References History of Skraeling Island The Norse referre..
Skrapar District
The District of Skrapar (Albanian: Rrethi i Skraparit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 30,000 (2004 estimate), and an area of 775 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Çorovodë. Districts of Albania Berat | Bulqizë | Delvinë | D..
Skrape
Skrape is a hard rock band from Orlando Florida. Formed in the 1990's, they toured the United States and Asia extensively. During their run, Skrape released two albums with RCA records. Their debut album, New Killer America was released in 2001 with two singles ("Waste" and "Isolated") eventually h..
Skrappys
Skrappys is a youth-oriented music venue, performance space and community hub located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. It is billed as a drug-free, positive environment to encourage expression and youth culture. Skrappys has existed in some capacity since 1996, when it was founded by current proprieto..
Skrash: Alien Racers
Skrash is an undead character from Alien Racers. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Skrash is the lone man of Xenoc. He is the last remaining member of a long extinct race. He crashed landed on Xenoc so long ago, even he doesn't remember when. He knows t..
Skrash (Alien Racers)
Skrash is an undead alien from Alien Racers. Skrash is the lone crazed zombie from Xenoc. Last member of a long extinct species that crashed on Xenoc so long ago, even he doesn't remember the details. His boney body is a beacon for Xeno-energy. He's immortal, superstrong and a complete and utter nu..
Skraup reaction
The Skraup synthesis is a chemical reaction used to synthesize quinolines. Aniline is heated with sulfuric acid, an oxidizing agent, and glycerol to yield quinoline.[#endnote_Skraup1880][#endnote_Manske1942][#endnote_Manske1953][#endnote_Wahren1964] In this e..
Skrawl
Skrawl is the villain from Nickelodeon animated television series ChalkZone. In all of his appearances, his schemes involves of taking over ChalkZone. Skrawl was voiced by Jim Cummings. Skrawl first appeared in a self-titled episode at the end of the show's first season. He built up an art mus..
Skra Bełchatów
BOT Skra Bełchatów (previously EKS Skra Bełchatów) is a Polish volleyball team, based in Bełchatów, playing in Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS). Contents 0.1 2003/2004 season0.2 2004/2005 season0.3 Best achievements0.4 Team history0.5 See also ..
Skream!
Skream! were a 3-piece boy band, consisting of lead singer/songwriter Matt Damians (real name Raf Damiaens and born in the north Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), keyboardist/songwriter James Gordon (Bishops Stortford, UK) and singer/dancer Carl McAleer (Bishops Stordford, UK). They were signed to Te..
Skreemer
Skreemer is a six-issue miniseries, written by Peter Milligan with art by Brett Ewins and Steve Dillon. It was one of first titles published by DC comics under the "Vertigo" banner, with the first issue appearing in May 1989. It was winner of the Eagle Award for Best Continuing U.S./UK series. The ..
Skreen
Skreen (An Scrín in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland, but also shares its name with a village in County Meath which is locally spelt Skryne. See also List of towns in the Republic of Ireland ..
Skree Township, Minnesota
This article is about the town. For the geologic term, see scree. Skree Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 166 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 87.6 km² (33.8 mi²). 86.9 k..
Skrei
Codfish that is caught during spawning. A larger and meatier codfish, considered a delicacy. ..
Skreia
Skreia is a village in the municipality of Østre Toten, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,285. Famous people Alv Gjestvang, speed skaterInger Lise Rypdal, singerMay-Britt Andersen, singer ..
Skrew
Skrew was an influential industrial metal band, formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1998. Biography Skrew was formed in 1990 in Austin, Texas, by Adam Grossman (guitars/vocals) and Danny Lohner (guitars/background vocals). The band rose from the ashes of crossover thrash band Angkor Wat, of which Gr..
Skrewdriver
For the tool, see Screwdriver. Skrewdriver was a punk rock band formed in Blackpool in 1977 by Ian Stuart Donaldson. They later became controversial for advocating racist and far right politics and causes, becoming one of the first Nazi-skinhead bands. Contents 1 Original line-up2 Ri..
Skrikjofossen
Skrikjofossen is a waterfall located in Lofthus in the municipality of Ullensvang, Norway. Its total height is 455 m, while the tallest single drop is 260 m. External links [] at the [World Waterfall Database] ..
Skrit Na
The Skrit Na are a race of aliens from the Animorphs book series by K.A. Applegate. They are similar to the Jawas in Star Wars in that they scavenge for profit. They also capture specimens from the many planets they visit and either perform strange medical procedures on them or put them in a zoo o..
Skrol
Skrol is a Czech avantgarde post-industrial ensemble from Prague, formed in autumn 1995. Contents 1 Members2 Musical form characteristics3 Most important works4 Performance activities5 Discography6 See also7 External links Members Vladimír Hirsch - composer..
Skrova
Skrova is a village in Vågan municipality, Norway, located on the island of the same name. Its population is 237. Skrova is connected to Skutvika and Svolvær by ferry. References ..
Skrreean
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Skrreean are a humanoid civilization that lived for some eight hundred years as slaves to the T-Rogorans in the Gamma Quadrant. When the T-Rogorans were conquered by the Dominion in 2370, some three million Skrreeas fled, eventually finding the Bajoran wormho..
Skrull
Part of the collection onCosmic Marvel Major Characters Adam Warlock Captain Marvel Nova · Quasar Rom the Spaceknight Silver Surfer Star-Lord · Thanos Groups Cosmic beings Elders of the Universe Guardians of the Galaxy Imperial Guard Inhumans Major sp..
Skrull Kill Krew
The Skrull Kill Krew were a short-lived fictional group from Marvel Comics with their own limited series published in 1995 and collected in one volume in 2006. The characters were created by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Steve Yeowell, based on events and persons created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby..
Skryne
Skryne is a small village with a population of 1400 (Census 2002), situated on and around a hill between the N2 and N3 national primary roads in County Meath, Ireland.It is situated on the far side of the Gabhra valley from the Hill of Tara.This valley is sometimes referred to as the Tara-Skryne Val..
Skrzak
The skrzak or skrzat is a little flying imp in polish and slavic mythology. References Herbert Gottschalk: Lexicon Der Mythologie. Safari-Verlag. Berlin. 1973. ..
Skræling
Skræling (plural:skrælingar) is what the Vikings called the Dorset from Greenland when they encountered them, and they used the same name for the inhabitants (possibly the ancestors of the later Beothuk) of North America ("Vinland"), when they voyaged there. It originates from Old Norse and the m..
SK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien or SK Rapid Wien is one of the two big football teams in Vienna. The second team, Rapid's eternal rival, is FK Austria Wien. The Rapid squad is often known as the "Green-Whites" (those being the team's colors) or as Hütteldorfer for the location of the Gerhard Hanappi Stad..
Skærbæk
The title of this article contains the character æ. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Skaerbaek. Skærbæk is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the coast of South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 360 ..
Skørping
Sheep wandering through the hills of Rebild Bakker in Skørping municipality, Denmark. Photographer: Wikipedia editor Dan Simon (sfdan). Skørping is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County in the geographic region of the Jutland peninsula known as Himmerland in northern Denm..
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