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| Stockholm - The capital
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| Kungsträdgården: |
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| Kungsträdgården
is an old royal park which dates back to the Middle Ages. The
park is beautiful and situated in the centre of Stockholm -
Norrmalm. |
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| Kungsträdgården
has always developed with fine results. Everyone likes the park
and comes here to relax stressful days. You can come here to
skate in the winter, just like the Rockefeller Centre in New
York. The parks suits all ages all seasons. |
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| Sergels
Torg: |
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| Sergels Torg is a square in
the centre of Stockholm, close to the central station in Norrmalm.
Sergels Torg has a very common nickname "Plattan".
There are many interesting attractions around the square. |
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| Kulturhuset:
Kulturhuset has a lot to offer culture interested. |
| Åhléns
City: Good store just by the square. |
| Hötorget:
: If you are interested in modern architecture you should come
here to see five Scy scrapers called "Hötorgetskyskraporna". |
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| Streets
leading from, to or via Sergels Torg: |
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Sveavägen, Hamngatan and Klarabergsgatan
(no pedestrian streets). Sergelsgatan and Beridarebangatan
(pedestrian streets).
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| Vasastaden: |
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| Vasastaden is a common
name for districts in entire Sweden, but the text below
is of course Vasastaden in Stockholm. The district is
surrounded by Norrmalm, Kungsholmen, Östermalm, Norra
Djurgården and Solna kommun. |
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| Vasastaden is a beautiful
district in central Stockholm with many attractions nearby:
Vasabron, Vasagatan, Odenplan with Gustaf Vasa Kyrkan
(church) and Stadsbiblioteket (the city library). |
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roads in Vasastaden: Sveavägen, Odengatan, Karlbergsvägen
and S:t Eriksgatan. |
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| Areas worth a visit:
Birkastaden, Röda bergen, Sibirien and Atlasbergen. |
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| Other attractions
in Vasastaden: Vasaparken, Odenplan, S.t Eriksplan,
Observatoriet and Observatorielunden. |
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| Norrmalm: |
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| Norrmalm is in the northern part of Stockholm
inner city. Norrmalm is without doubts the absolute centre of
Stockholm. The square in Norrmalm is called Norrmalmstorg. |
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| Unfortunately some people still associate
this square with "Norrmalmsdramat". Clark Olofsson
robbed the former credit bank at the square. It is important
to remember that this happened the summer 1973 and it has been
peaceful since then. |
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| The church Adolf Fredrik kyrkan is situated
in Norrmalm, a beautiful church in beautiful surroundings. You
can find many famous graves (actors and famous politicians).
The church itself is definitely worth a visit. |
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| Other attractions in Norrmalm: Blå
Tornet (blue tower), Sergels Torg, Kulturhuset, Nationalmuseet,
Kungsträdgården and NK (Nordiska Kompaniet). |
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| Main roads in Norrmalm: Vasagatan
and Sveavägen. |
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| Södermalm: |
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| Södermalm is one of the most charming
parts of Stockholm. Södermalm is often called just "Söder".
You can find whatever you are looking for in Sweden here. You
will also be surprised by the very special accent and the slang
they use here. |
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| Östermalm: |
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| Östermalm is an exclusive part of Stockholm.
There are beautiful buildings and a lot of nature areas as Djurgården
is a part of Östermalm. |
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Ladugårdsgärdet is a part of Östermalm even
though Ladugårdsgärdet sometimes describes as one
own section of the city. It is sometimes called Gärdet
and it is quite different from the other sections of the city.
The built-up area is not as compact as the others in the central
Stockholm. There is plenty of green areas between the houses
in Gärdet.
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| Other attractions in Östermalm:
KTH (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan), Hovstallet, Armémuseum,
Historiska museet, Dramaten, Musikmuseet, Diplomatstaden (the
residence for many foreign embassies), Stureplan, Kaknästornet,
Humlegården with Kungliga Biblioteket and Östermalm
Torg. |
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| Main roads in Östermalm: Valhallavägen
and Lidingövägen. |
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