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Sweden is officially called the Kingdom of Sweden, Konungariket
Sverige, in Swedish.
Countries neighbouring Sweden are: Finland, Norway and Denmark.
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Most of the Swedish population live in southern cities or around
the coast.
Royal
Court of Sweden:
The Swedish royal household is the world's third oldest unbroken monarchy.
Royal
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The capital of Sweden is on the eastern coast of the country,
where Lake Malaren enters the Baltic Sea.
Christian II, king of Denmark and Norway, was coronated in Stockholm, in 1520, to strengthen his
position in Sweden.
Three years later Danish rule was overthrown, and Gustav I Vasa became
king of Sweden, and Stockholm became the centre of his kingdom.
Air Berlin:
Flights to Stockholm from destinations around Europe.
Stockholm Visitors
Board:
A beautiful city, spread out over 20 islands and the adjacent mainland; often referred to
as the Venice of the North. Stockholm is also home to the Nobel Foundation, which oversees
the awarding of Nobel Prizes.
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Städsholmen Island
The Royal Palace was completed in 1754, and there are many churches in
Stockholm.
The Great Church of St Nicholas, Storkyrkan, is from the 13th century,
and Hall of Nobles, Riddarhuset, is a 17th-century building.
Helgeandsholmen Island
Many of Sweden's monarchs are buried in Riddarholm Church. The House
of Parliament is also on this island.
The City Hall, Stadshuset, was built in the early 1900s and there is
an open-air museum in Skansen.
The Stockholm
Card:
When you buy The Stockholm Card you get free admission to around 70 different museums and
sights, and free transport on underground, local buses and commuter trains.
Göteborg is the principal port of Sweden, being nearest to
the North Sea. Ferries also connect to Jutland in Denmark.
The city was founded in 1619 by King Gustav II Adolph, and its
cathedral, Gustavii Domkyrka, was built in 1633.
The coast road, north to Oslo, is
spectacular.
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Malmö is on the Øresund, south of Gothenburg and opposite Copenhagen.
The Malmöhus Castle, which now houses Malmö Museum, dates from the
15th-century.
Malmö was founded in the 12th century and remained a part of Denmark
until 1658, when it was seized by King Charles X Gustav of Sweden.
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Uppsala is the seat of only archbishop of the Swedish church. The
Gothic-style brick cathedral was was partly burned in 1702 and only partially restored.
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Västerås was a trade and cultural centre in the Middle Ages;
originally called Aros.
The city has a rebuilt 12th-century castle and a late 13th-century
Gothic cathedral (built on the site of an 11th-century church) containing the tomb of Eric
XIV, king of Sweden.
The Djakneberget is a park with statues of historical figures.
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