What is Stadsholmen?

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Stadsholmen is the historical name of an island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. Together with the small islands Riddarholmen and Helgeandsholmen it forms the Old town of Stockholm. Its name literally means Island of the City and it is also the location of the Royal Palace.

The name Gamla stan (Old Town) can also refer to the island itself, as the name Stadsholmen is rarely used in daily speech.

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City of Stockholm
Stockholms stad

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Location of Stockholm in northern Europe
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Country Sweden
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Motto
(Royal) "För Sverige - I tiden" 1
"For Sweden – With the Times" Â²
Anthem
Du gamla, Du fria
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Riddarholmen (Swedish: "The Knight's Islet") is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden. The island forms part of Gamla Stan, the old town, and houses a number of private palaces from the 17th century.
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Helgeandsholmen is a small island in central of Stockholm, Sweden. It is located north of Stadsholmen, and east of Strömsborg, with which, together with Riddarholmen, it forms Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm.
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Gamla stan (The Old City), sometimes called Staden mellan broarna (The City between the Bridges), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen.
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Stockholm Palace

The Royal Palace in Stockholm

Building information
Location Stockholm
Country Sweden

Architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

Construction start date 1697
Completion date 1760

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Gamla stan (The Old City), sometimes called Staden mellan broarna (The City between the Bridges), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen.
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geographic coordinate system enables every location on the earth to be specified by the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system aligned with the spin axis of the Earth.
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