Stockholm
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Stockholm is the caipital o Swaden an constitutes the maist populatit urban area in Scandinavie.[6][7] 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 | |
| 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 | |
| • 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-.[8] In The 2008 Global Cities Index, Stockholm rankt 24t in the warld, 10t in Europe, an first in Scandinavie.[9] Stockholm is kent for its beauty, its biggins an airchitectur, its abundant clean an open watter, an its mony pairks.[10] It is whiles referred tae as Venice o the North.[11]
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.
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