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Slussenområdet ( Swedish: [ˈslɵ̂sːɛnɔmˌroːdɛt], the Sluice area) is an area of central Stockholm, on the Söderström river, connecting Södermalm and Gamla stan. The area is named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. Called Karl Johanslussen, the locks themselves allow passage between these two bodies of water ...
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Electrification. 750 V DC OHLE. System map. Tvärbanan is a light-rail line in Stockholm, Sweden. Its name translates literally to The transverse line, as it operates crosswise to the otherwise radial metro and commuter rail lines of Stockholm. It links together several transit lines through its ...
Södermalm was once known as the "slum" area of Stockholm. However today, Södermalm is known as the home of bohemian , alternative culture and a broad range of cultural amenities . Meanwhile, the growing demand for housing, as well as an increasing gentrification of Stockholm's central parts, makes apartments in Södermalm more and more ...
Description. The name Fridhemsplan was given 1935, after the major street Fridhemsgatan crossing the area. Before that, the area was simply known as Kungsholmen toll station. At Fridhemsplan metro station, the blue and the green lines of the Stockholm Metro intersect. The green line had a station on Fridhemsplan, and in 1975, the blue line was ...
Strandvägen ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstrânːdˌvɛːɡɛn]) is a street on Östermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden. Completed just in time for the Stockholm World's Fair 1897, it quickly became known as one of the most prestigious addresses in town. Stretching 1 km (3.500 ft) east from Nybroplan, Strandvägen is intercepted by (west to ...
160,885 km 2 (62,118 sq mi) Sweden is a country in Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula. It borders Norway to the west (which is one of Sweden’s non- EU neighbours); Finland to the northeast; and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia to the south and east. At 450,295 km 2 (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe ...
Vårberg was incorporated into Stockholm on January 1, 1963. Between 1965 and 1968, 14 city plans were prepared by the Stockholm City Building Office. The center of Vårberg was built was inaugurated in September 1968. The area was built with apartment buildings and townhouses, and the center was designed by architect Hack Kampman (1913-2005 ...
St Peter and St Sigfrid's Church, often referred to locally as the English Church (Swedish: Engelska kyrkan), is an Anglican church in Stockholm, Sweden.It was built in the 1860s for the British congregation in the city and was originally located on Rörstrandsgatan (later renamed Wallingatan) in the Norrmalm district before being moved, stone by stone, to the Diplomatstaden area of Östermalm ...