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 Amazon.com: Stadsholmen
Borgarhus och kakar: AB Stadsholmen, "sanering" och byggnadsvard i Stockholm 1936-1986 (Stockholmsmonografier utgivna av Stockholms stad) (Unknown Binding - 1989)
Borgarhus och kakar: AB Stadsholmen, "sanering" och byggnadsvard i Stockholm 1936-1998 (Monografier utgivna av Stockholms stad) (Unknown Binding - 1998)
The triangular island Stadsholmen and its neighbouring islets accommodate...
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Stadsholmen&index=blended&page=1   (697 words)

  
  Continental Magazine: Been There
In the mid-13th century, Jarl built a fortress on Stadsholmen on the site of the current palace, establishing the island as the center of the city.
The entrance to Stadsholmen is marked by two tremendous stone arches that led me into the heart of Stockholm's past.
But Stadsholmen is filled with history, and around every corner there was another palace, tower, or church with its own particular claim to fame.Tessin Palace, for instance, designed by Tessin the Younger, the architect who drew up the plans for the Royal Palace, is most notable for its elegant gardens.
magazine.continental.com /052005/content/explore/been-there.jsp   (2095 words)

  
 Stadsholmen - rFind.net   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Stadsholmen, ö i centrala Stockholm omfattande stadsdelen Gamla Stan utom Helgeandsholmen och
Blasieholmen är en halvö som i centrala Stockholm öster om Stadsholmen sträcker sig söderut i Saltsjön från Norrmalm.
Stockholm: Överförandet av ett flertal fastigheter från gatu- och fastighetskontoret till det kommunala bolaget Stadsholmen kan resultera i stora hyreshöjningar för de kulturföreningar som är hyresgäster.
www.rfind.net /info/Stadsholmen   (189 words)

  
 Riddarfjärden
Stockholm was built in 1250 on an island in the stream where lake Mälaren (from the west) drains into the Baltic Sea (to the east).
The island is today called Stadsholmen and constitutes Stockholm's Old Town.
yellow tower of Storkyrkan on Stadsholmen, in front of the flat roof of the Stockholm royal castle[?]
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ri/Riddarfjarden.html   (152 words)

  
 Royal Palace in Stockholm
The Royal Palace in Stockholm, also known as the Stockholm Palace, is the official residence of the Swedish monarch.
The Palace was built to replace the old castle with burned to the ground following a fire on May 7, 1697 after a design by Palace Architect Nicodemus Tessin.
The Palace is located in on Stadsholmen, literally Island of the City, in the Old town of Stockholm right next to the Riksdag building on Helgeandsholmen.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/r/ro/royal_palace_in_stockholm.html   (182 words)

  
 Aftonbladet bostad: Evert Taubes atelje hotas
Efter beslut i Stadsholmens styrelse pekar det mesta mot att varsamt renoverade hus inte säljs.
– I stadens budget finns en passus om att hus som genomgått en varsam upprustning ska undantas från försäljning, säger Charlotte Axelsson, chef för Svenska Bostäder, där Stadsholmen ingår som dotterbolag.
I Stadsholmens bestånd har de boende i 275 lägenheter hittills begärt om att få köpa med bostadsrätt.
www.aftonbladet.se /bostad/9902/01/taube.html   (732 words)

  
 7.4 Main tourist attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: )
They are Stadsholmen (The City Island), Riddarholmen (Knight Island), and Helgeandsholmen (The Island of the Holy Spirit).
Stadsholmen has old gabled houses and narrow streets not found in other sections.
Close to Stadsholmen is Riddarholmen, where many of the Swedish rulers have been buried in Riddarholmskyrkan.
www.faqs.org /faqs/nordic-faq/part7_SWEDEN/section-3.html   (2382 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Stockholm : Landmarks and Institutions, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Often called the "Venice of the North," it is built on several peninsulas and islands (including StAdsholmen, Riddarholmen, Kungsholmen, and SOdermalm islands).
On StAdsholmen, which has retained much of its medieval character, are the Church of St. Nicholas or Storkyrka [great church], dating from the 13th cent.; the Church of St. Gertrude, or the German Church, originally built for the Hanseatic merchants; and several old Hanseatic houses.
Also on the island are the Great Square, where the Stockholm massacre began; the Riddarhuset [assembly hall of the nobility], a 17th-century structure in the Dutch Renaissance style and with heroic statues; Tessin Palace (18th cent.); and the Royal Palace, built (1754) in Italian Renaissance style.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Stockhol-landmarks-and-institutions.html   (431 words)

  
 Stadsholmen Information
Stadsholmen is the historical name of an island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden.
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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www.bookrags.com /wiki/Stadsholmen   (79 words)

  
 Wikipedia search result
The first part of the name (stock) means log, while the second (holm) means islet, and refers to the islet Stadsholmen in central Stockholm which for centuries constituted the main part of Stockholm.
The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl in order to protect Sweden from a sea invasion by foreign navies, and to stop the pillage of towns such as Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren.
The oldest part of Stockholm is the Stockholm Old Town, Gamla stan, with its main part on the islet Stadsholmen.
feedbus.com /wikis/wikipedia.php?title=Stockholm   (3790 words)

  
 CITY STOCKHOLM
The earliest mention of Stockholm in writing dates from 1252, when the mines in Bergslagen made it an important site in the iron trade.
The first part of the name (stock) means log, while the second (holm) means islet, and refers to the islet Stadsholmen in central Stockholm which for centuries constituted the main part of Stockholm.
The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl in order to protect Sweden from a sea invasion by foreign navies, and to stop the pillage of towns such as Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren.
www.citystockholm.eu   (634 words)

  
 Learn more about Stadsholmen in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Learn more about Stadsholmen in the online encyclopedia.
Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
Stadsholmen is an island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /s/st/stadsholmen.html   (130 words)

  
 Stockholm Information
The first part of the name (stock) means log, while the second (holm) means islet, and refers to the islet Stadsholmen in central Stockholm which for centuries consistituted the main part of Stockholm.
The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl in order to protect Sweden from invasion from the sea by foreign navies, and to stop pillage of the cities such as Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren.
The oldest part of Stockholm is the Gamla stan (literally Old Town), with its main part on the islet Stadsholmen.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Stockholm   (3186 words)

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