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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Strängnäs Municipality |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Province | Södermanland |
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| - Total | 2. Gripsholm Castle (Gripsholms Slott is a castle in Sweden and is regarded as one of Sweden's finest historical monuments Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Strängnäs Municipality ( Strängnäs kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden, located by Lake Mälaren The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Södermanland County ( Södermanlands län) is a county or Län on the south east coast of Sweden. The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 52 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 3,813 |
| - Density | 1,512/km² (3,916. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Mariefred is a small idyllic town in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, with a population of 4,800. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Strängnäs Municipality ( Strängnäs kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden, located by Lake Mälaren Södermanland County ( Södermanlands län) is a county or Län on the south east coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The name leads back to the old Catholic monastery "Pax Mariae" - Mary's Peace. It lies roughly 65 kilometres west of Stockholm. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the
Mariefred is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities. Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB is the government agency responsible for producing official Statistics on Sweden. Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort.
The Royal Gripsholm Castle is located in the town. Gripsholm Castle (Gripsholms Slott is a castle in Sweden and is regarded as one of Sweden's finest historical monuments
In the old Royal barn of Gripsholms Castle in Mariefred is now a centre for fine arts printmaking, Grafikens Hus (House of Graphics).
East Södermanland Railway - Railway museum with one of the finest collections of 600 mm narrow-gauge passenger railcars. Östra Södermanlands Järnväg (ÖSlJ The Railway of Eastern Södermanland) is a narrow gauge museal Railway in Mariefred,
Kurt Tucholsky is buried in the cemetery in the town. Kurt Tucholsky ( January 9, 1890 &ndash December 21, 1935) was a German- Jewish Journalist, satirist and writer Pop and jazz singer Lisa Ekdahl was raised in Mariefred. Lisa Ekdahl (born July 29 1971) is a Swedish singer and song writer in Popular music.
| Mariefred is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official |