Stockholm
Stockholm is the caipital o Swaden an constitutes the maist populatit urban area in Scandinavie.
Stockholm is the maist muckle ceety in Swaden, wi a population o 851,155 in the municipality (2010), 1.37 million in the urban area (2010), an aroond 2.1 million in the 6,519 km2 (2,517.00 sq mi) metropolitan area (2010). As o 2010, the Stockholm metropolitan area is hame tae approximately 22% o Swaden's population.
Stockholm | |
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Ceety | |
 Frae left tae richt: Aerial view o the ceety wi the Old Town, the monument at Sergels Torg, Ericsson Globe, Victoria Touer in Kista, auld biggins at Stortorget, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm Ceety Haw, a statue in Gamla Stan, an a carousel at the amusement pairk Gröna Lund. | |
 Seal  Coat airms | |
  Stockholm | |
| Coordinates: 59°21′N 18°04′E / 59.350°N 18.067°E 18°04′E / 59.350°N 18.067°E | |
| Kintra | Swaden |
| Province | Södermanland an Uppland |
| Coonty | Stockholm Coonty |
| Municipalities | 11
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| First mention | 1252 |
| Chairter | 13t century |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 381.6 km2 (147.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6519 km2 (2,517 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2019) | |
| • Ceety | 975,904 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,605,030 |
| • Urban density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,377,081 |
| • Metro density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Stockholmare |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code(s) | +46-8 |
| Website | http://www.stockholm.se/ |
Foondit no later than circa 1250, possibly as early as 1187, Stockholm haes lang been ane o Swaden's cultural, media, poleetical, an economic centres. Its strategic location on 14 islands on the sooth-central east coast o Swaden at the mooth o Lake Mälaren, bi the Stockholm airchipelago, haes been historically important. Stockholm haes been nominatit bi GaWC as a global ceety, wi a rankin o Alpha-. In The 2008 Global Cities Index, Stockholm rankt 24t in the warld, 10t in Europe, an first in Scandinavie. Stockholm is kent for its beauty, its biggins an airchitectur, its abundant clean an open watter, an its mony pairks. It is whiles referred tae as Venice o the North.
Stockholm is the steid o the naitional Swadish govrenment, the Riksdag (parliament), an the offeecial residence o the Swadish monarch as well as the prime meenister. Syne 1980, the monarch haes residit at Drottningholm Palace ootside o Stockholm an uises the Ryal Palace o Stockholm as his wirkplace an offeecial residence.
References
| Wiki Commons haes media relatit tae Stockholm. |
 | Stockholm is ane o 133 places wi the historical ceety status in Swaden. |
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