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City Chain

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(Finland)
 
Antwerp

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There is a folklore tradition that the name Antwerpen is from Dutch handwerpen ("hand-throwing"). A giant called Antigoon is said to have lived near the Scheldt river. He extracted a toll from passing boatmen, severed the hand of anyone who did not pay, and threw it in the river. Eventually the giant was killed by a young hero named Silvius Brabo, who cut off the giant's own hand and flung it into the river. This is unlikely to be the true origin, but it is celebrated by a statue (illustrated further below) in the city's main market square, the Grote Markt.
 
Gränna - Jönköping County, Sweden

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Gränna is known for fruit and candy cane production. Parts of Ingmar Bergmans 1957 movie "Wild Strawberries" takes place in Gränna.
 
Anaheim - originally settled by G
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erman immigrants, the town grew fast after WW2. Now known primarily for the original Disneyland.
 
Nokia - Pirkanmaa region, Finland

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The telecommunications giant Nokia was founded by Fredrik Idestam in Nokia in 1865 as a pulp mill. The Finnish Rubber Works Ltd, founded in 1898, set up a factory in Nokia in 1904. These two companies and the Cable Company Ltd merged in 1967 forming the Nokia Corporation.
 
Sauda - Sauda Municipality, Norway

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Sauda is located at the end of the Saudafjord and people have been living there since the last ice age.
 

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