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Term: Kalmar

Located on the Baltic Sea; noted for 12th-cen. castle, known as the "key of Sweden" for having withstood many sieges from 14th to 17th cen.; taken by Danes in 17th-cen. Kalmar War; was center for Kalmar Union that united Scandinavia under one monarchy.