KRISHNAGAR

krishnagar, a town of british india, headquarters of nadia district in bengal, situated on the left bank of the river jalangi and connected with ranaghat, on the eastern bengal railway, by a light railway. pop. (1901), 24,547. it is the residence of the raja of nadia and contains a government college. coloured clay figures are manufactured. kristianstad (christianstad), a port of sweden, chief town of the district (_lan_) of kristianstad, on a peninsula in lake sjovik, an expansion of the river helge, 10 m. from the baltic. pop. (1900), 10,318. its harbour, custom-house, &c., are at ahus at the mouth of the river. it is among the first twelve manufacturing towns of sweden as regards value of output, having engineering works, flour-mills, distilleries, weaving mills and sugar factories. granite and wood-pulp are exported, and coal and grain imported. the town is the seat of the court of appeal for the provinces of skane and blekinge. it was founded and fortified in 1614 by christian iv. of denmark, who built the fine ornate church. the town was ceded to sweden in 1658, retaken by christian v. in 1676, and again acquired by sweden in 1678.