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Riddarholmen (Swedish: "The Knights' Islet") is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the For human anatomy see Islets of Langerhans An islet is a small Island. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The island forms part of Gamla Stan, the old town, and houses a number of private palaces dating from the 17th century. Gamla stan ( Old Town) until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ( The Town between the Bridges) is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The main landmark is the church Riddarholmskyrkan, the royal burial church since the 16th century and where a number of Swedish monarchs lie buried. The Riddarholmen Church (Riddarholmskyrkan is the Burial church of the Swedish monarchs. The monarch is the Head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. Sweden being a Constitutional monarchy with a Representative democracy based on a
The western end of the island gives a magnificent panoramic and photogenic view of the bay Riddarfjärden, often used by TV journalists with Stockholm City Hall in the background. Riddarfjärden, literally the Knight Firth, is a bay of Lake Mälaren in central Stockholm. Stockholm City Hall ( Swedish: Stockholms stadshus or Stadshuset locally is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of A statue of Birger Jarl, traditionally regarded to be the founder of Stockholm, is standing on a pillar in front of the Bonde Palace north of Riddarholmskyrkan. born Birger Magnusson (c 1210 – 21 October 1266) was a Swedish statesman a member of the House of Bjelbo, who played a pivotal role
Other notable buildings include the Old Parliament Building in the south-eastern corner, the Old National Archive on the eastern shore, and the so called Norstedt Building, the old printing house of the publisher Norstedts, the tower roof of which is a well-known silhouette on the city's skyline. Gamla Riksarkivet (Old National Archives is a building at Arkivgatan 3 on Riddarholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. The Norstedt Building (Norstedthuset is the main office of PA
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While the church dates back to the Middle Ages, most of the present structures on Riddarholmen were built during the 17th century when the island was an aristocratic setting which gave the islet its present name. Three of the palaces are gathered around the central public square, Birger Jarls Torg centred on the 19th century statue of Birger Jarl: The Wrangel Palace on the west side, the most impressive, incorporates a medieval defensive tower and a portal designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder; the Stenbock and Hessenstein Palaces on the east side are less elaborate. Birger Jarls Torg is a public square on Riddarholmen in Gamla stan, the old town in Stockholm, Sweden. born Birger Magnusson (c 1210 – 21 October 1266) was a Swedish statesman a member of the House of Bjelbo, who played a pivotal role The Wrangel Palace (Wrangelska palatset is a Townhouse in Stockholm, Sweden. Nicodemus Tessin the Elder (Nicodemus Tessin den äldre (born 1615 in Stralsund; died 1681 in Stockholm) was an important Swedish Architect. North of the square the two 19th century wings of the Palace of Schering Rosenhane reach the rustic main building which dates from the 17th century. [1]
The palaces of Wrangel, Hessenstein, and Schering Rosenhane are today used by Svea Hovrätt, the appellate court for Svealand, while the Supreme Court and the Government Court reside in the palaces of Bonde and Stenbock respectively. The Svea Court of Appeal ( Svea hovrätt in Swedish is one of six appeal courts in the Swedish legal system Svealand ( or (rarely or historically Sweden Proper is the historical core region of Sweden. History The original design by Simon de la Vallée and Tessin the Younger based on French Baroque and Renaissance prototypes was H-shaped in plan the planned Some of the older Swedish Government Agencies, like the Chamber College and the Chancellor of Justice, are also located on the island. The Government agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. In some countries the Chancellor of Justice is a government official responsible for supervising the lawfulness of government actions
These anonymous institutions, together with the motorway Centralbron which isolates the island from the rest of the city, make the island as a whole a lifeless and dull environment, despite ambitious restorations during the 1990s. Centralbron ( Swedish: "The Central Bridge" is one of the major Traffic routes in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the northern [1]
Origin of the name
The island is first mentioned as Kidaskär (literally "Kid Skerry" and thus indicating the islet was mostly used to graze goats) in the Chronicle of Eric (Erikskrönikan) from around 1325, which recounts how King Magnus Ladulås (1240-1290) had a Greyfriars monastery built on the island about 1270, asking to be buried in it in his will in 1285. Magnus III Birgersson (1240–1290 usually called Magnus Ladulås (Magnus Barnlock) was king of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290 The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. During the Middle Ages, the original name disappeared from historical records to be substituted by Gråbrödraholm ("Grey Brothers islet"), Munckholmen ("Monk Islet"), and Gråmunkeholm ("Grey Monks Islet"), the latter being most commonly used until the 17th century. The monastery was, however, closed following the Protestant Reformation and subsequently converted into a church. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Probably as consequence, the name was changed in the 1630s, the island being referred to as Riddarholmen, för detta Gråmunkeholm kallad ("Knight's Islet, formerly called Grey Monk's Islet") in 1638. The old name did persist however, so while Charles XI (1655-1697) preferred the new name, his youngest daughter Ulrika Eleonora (1688-1741) remained faithful to the old. Charles XI (Karl XI 24 November 1655old style &ndash 5 April 1697old style was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death in an unruly period in Ulrika Eleonora ( 23 January 1688 – 24 November 1741) also known as Ulrika Eleonora the Younger, was Queen regnant [2]
References
- ^ a b (1999) in Olof Hultin: Guide till Stockholms arkitektur, 2nd ed. (in Swedish), Stockholm: Arkitektur Förlag AB. ISBN 91-86050-41-9.
- ^ (1992) Stockholms gatunamn, 2nd ed. (in Swedish), Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
See also
- History of Stockholm
- Geography of Stockholm
- List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
- Riddarholmsbron
- Hebbes Bro
- Birger Jarls torn
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