Kristianstad
- a town in S Sweden: founded in 1614 as a Danish fortress, it was finally acquired by Sweden in 1678. Pop: 75 590 (2004 est)
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On the 6th of August 1772 Toll succeeded, by sheer bluff, in winning the fortress of Kristianstad.