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Gamla stan ( Swedish: [ˈɡâmːla ˈstɑːn], "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan includes the surrounding islets Riddarholmen, Helgeandsholmen ...
Wildlife of Sweden. Located in the Scandinavian Peninsula, Sweden is a mountainous country dominated by lakes and forests. Its habitats include mountain heath, montane forests, tundra, taiga, beech forests, rivers, lakes, bogs, brackish, marine coasts, and cultivated land. The climate of Sweden is mild for a country at this latitude, largely ...
Comital families. Bernadotte of Wisborg (Luxembourgish title awarded to various members of the House of Bernadotte) Crapon de Caprona. Fouché d'Otrante ( Napoleonic nobility) von der Groeben (German nobility) von Hallwyl (Swiss nobility) Joussineau de Tourdonnet (French nobility) Lagergren (Papal/Italian nobility) Landberg.
List of superlative trees in Sweden. Oldest non-clonal pine, at least 747 years old. Formerly it was thought a pine in Muddus National Park was the oldest. Stoutest larch, 5.19 m. Stoutest and oldest juniper in Sweden, 2.8 m and about 600 years old. Tallest tree in Sweden, 49.5 m.
About 20 km (12 mi) from central Stockholm are the Tyresta National Park and Nature Reserve. The area is characterised by a rift valley landscape which is typical for central Sweden but unique in an international perspective. The national park has an area of 19.7 km 2 (7.6 sq mi), and the surrounding nature reserve 27 km 2 (10 sq mi), making ...
Forests of Sweden. Sweden is covered by 68% forest. [ 1] In southern Sweden, human interventions started to have a significant impact on broadleaved forests around 2000 years ago, where the first evidence of extensive agriculture has been found. [ 2] Recent studies describe a long-term process of borealization in south-central Sweden starting ...
The Ekeby oak tree ( Swedish: Ekebyhovseken) is an oak tree in Ekerö outside Stockholm, Sweden, close to Ekebyhov Castle. It is the largest living deciduous tree in Sweden by volume. [1] The Ekeby oak is approximately 500 years old. [2] It was declared a natural monument in 1956. [3]
The most recent site added to the current list is the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland, inscribed in 2012. [3] There are two transnational sites. The High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago is shared with Finland, while the Struve Geodetic Arc is shared with nine other countries. [3] As of 2024, Sweden also has one site on the tentative list. [3]