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- former Swedish colony on the east coast of North America
- today parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- own names:
– Swedish: Nya Sverige
– Latin: Nova Svecia
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1638–1655,
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Source, by: Wikipedia (EN)
The in 1638 founded Colony of New Sweden was created by the New Sweden Company. It used the Swedish flag. The blue of the Swedish flag was darker in ancient times. Today's lighter shade was only introduced not until 1905.
Source:
Volker Preuß, Wikipedia (DE)
Position of New Sweden:
Source: Freeware, University of Texas Libraries, modyfied by: Volker Preuß
Area: ca. 2.300 square miles (1655)
Inhabitants: ca. 1.000 (1655)
Capital: Fort Christina (today: Wilmington)
Source:
Wikipedia (DE)
about 7000 B.C. · settlement by Indians (Lenni Lenape)
16th Century · Spanish and Portuguese navigators reach the coast
1609 · the English navigator Henry Hudson reached the coast
1630 · the Dutch built Fort Zwaanendael, the present town of Lewes
1631 · Fort Zwaanendael is destroyed by the Indians
March 1638 · the Swedes built Fort Christiana, the present city of Wilmington
1651 · the Dutch built Fort Casimir, now the city of New Castle
1654 · the Swedes capture Fort Casimir
1655 · the Dutch conquer New Sweden, and annex it as New Amstel to their colony of New Netherland
Source:
Wikipedia (DE), Neu-Niederlande
