Sigtuna
Storgatan in Sigtuna
Sigtuna
Coordinates: 59°37′N 17°43′E / 59.617, 17.717
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Sigtuna Municipality
County	Stockholm County
Province	Uppland
Area [1]
- Total	3. 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. Sigtuna Municipality ( Sigtuna kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Stockholm County ( Stockholms län) is a county or Län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions Uppland ( is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 95 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	7,204
- Density	1,824/km² (4,724. 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)

Location in Sweden

Sigtuna is a city in the Uppland part of Stockholm County, central Sweden. 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 Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. Uppland ( is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital Stockholm County ( Stockholms län) is a county or Län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It has a population of 7,000 and is the namesake of Sigtuna Municipality, even though the seat is in Märsta with 23,000 inhabitants. Sigtuna Municipality ( Sigtuna kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Märsta is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm, and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality in Sweden.

Sigtuna 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.

Although less significant today, Sigtuna has an important place in Sweden's early history. The history of Sigtuna before the 11th century, as described in the Norse sagas and other early medieval sources, can be found in the article Old Sigtuna. The sagas (from Icelandic saga, plural sögur) are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history about early Viking voyages Fornsigtuna ( forn means ancient) Old Sigtun, Sithun, Sign(hildsberg or Signesberg ( is located in the parish of

Geography

Sigtuna is situated at the bay Skarven, stretching around Upplands-Bro and a part of Lake Mälaren. Upplands-Bro Municipality ( Upplands-Bro kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Lake Mälaren ( (historically occasionally referred to as Lake Malar in English is the third-largest Lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and

History

Church ruins in Sigtuna

Sigtuna was founded on what was then the shore of Lake Mälaren just over 1,000 years ago. It took its name from an ancient royal estate (see Uppsala öd) several kilometers to the west (see Fornsigtuna). Uppsala öd, Old Norse: Uppsala auðr or Uppsala øðr ( Uppsala domains or wealth of Uppsala) was the name given to the collection Fornsigtuna ( forn means ancient) Old Sigtun, Sithun, Sign(hildsberg or Signesberg ( is located in the parish of Various sources claim King Eric the Victorious as founder while others claim King Olof Skötkonung. Eric the Victorious ( VI) Old Norse: Eiríkr inn sigrsæli, Modern Swedish Erik Segersäll, (945?- c 995 was the first Swedish king

It operated as a royal and commercial centre for some 250 years, and was one of the most important cities of Sweden. During a brief period at the end of the 10th and beginning of the 11th century, Sweden's first coins were minted here. The old church built in the 13th century by the Dominican order at the monastery still remains, and has had few restorations. The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is The Dominican monastery played an important role in the Swedish Middle Ages and produced many important Church officials. Among them, many Swedish archbishops. The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until early 20th century has been the primate in Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164 first during the Catholic Many church and monastery ruins still stand, and the old city structure has not been remodelled, as happened in many Swedish cities during the 1800s and 1900s.

In 1187 Sigtuna was attacked by Baltic-Finnish raiders from Karelia, Couronia or Estonia. Karelia ( Karelian and Finnish Karjala, Карелия ( Kareliya) Karelen the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Courland (Kurzeme Kurland Latin: Curonia / Couronia; Kuršas Kuramaa Kurlandia Курляндия Курляндія Kuurinmaa is one of the historical Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Among the casualties of this raid was the Swedish archbishop Johannes. Johannes was the second Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden His shortlived reign was between 1185 and 1187 It remained occupied for some time. This contributed to the diminishing of its commercial importance in the 13th century, in favor of Uppsala, Visby, Kalmar and Stockholm. Uppsala ˈɵpˌsɑːla (older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County ( Uppsala län) and the fourth largest city of Visby is the only city on the Swedish Island of Gotland; it is arguably the best-preserved Medieval city in Scandinavia Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the ^[2]

Sigtuna as it looked around 1700. Engraving from Suecia antiqua et hodierna. Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, or Ancient and Modern Sweden, is the title of a large work of Engravings collected by Erik Dahlberg in the middle of the

The current coat of arms can be traced to the city's first known seal, dating from 1311. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people A seal can mean a wax seal bearing an impressed figure or an embossed figure in paper with the purpose of authenticating a document but the term can also mean any device for According to a legend (possibly inspired by the city arms) Sigtuna was once the Royal seat, but this can not be confirmed. The crown may also symbolize the large royal mint which was located in the city. A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures Coins for Currency. The coat of arms is since 1971 valid for the much larger Sigtuna Municipality. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sigtuna Municipality ( Sigtuna kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden.

In the late 19th century, it still only hosted about 600 people, and was the smallest city in Sweden. The city remained insignificant until the second half of the 20th century. Much of the population growth can be related to Arlanda Airport, situated some 10 km from Sigtuna. Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, is an international Airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, about 42km

Twin Cities

Rakvere, Estonia

See also

• Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket, a famous boarding school. Rakvere (Wesenberg or Wesenbergh) is a Town in northern Estonia and the county seat of Lääne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region History The school was founded by Manfred Björkquist, Harry Cullberg and Arvid Bruno.
• The replica of the Swedish city of Sigtuna, panoramio photo's of the replica

References

• (Swedish) article Sigtuna from Nordisk familjebok

External links

• Sigtuna Municipality - Official site

Sigtuna 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