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Mem Castle
Mem Castle (''Mems slott'') is located at Tåby parish, Norrköping Municipality in Östergötland County Sweden. It is situated near the mouth of the Göta Canal. History Mem dates back to 14th century. In 1572, Mem received manor status. The estate has been owned by many Swedish counts, barons and noble families. Mem was an important centre for Duke Karl, later King Charles IX of Sweden and his armed forces during the war against King Sigismund III Vasa late in the 16th century. Two stone wing buildings with high manor roofs were built in 1730s. In the late 1790s, the main building was built around the medieval stone fortress. Another floor was built on the main building and the older building style was replaced with stepping stone gables in Gustavian style architecture. See also *List of castles in Sweden This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden. In the Swedish language the word '' slott'' is used for both castles, châteaus and palaces; this article lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrköping Municipality
Norrköping Municipality (''Norrköpings kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrköping, with some 90,000 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in Östergötland. By the time of the local government reform of 1971 the ''City of Norrköping'' was amalgamated with the rural municipality of ''Skärblacka'' forming a new municipality of unitary type. In 1974 ''Vikbolandet'' was added. The number of original local government units (as of 1863) which are in the present municipality is 26. Localities Places with more than 200 inhabitants as of 2000: * Herstadberg * Jursla * Kimstad * Krokek * Lindö *Ljunga * Loddby * Norrköping (seat) * Norsholm * Simonstorp * Skärblacka * Strömsfors * Svärtinge * Vånga * Åby *Åselstad * Öbonäs *Östra Husby Government and infrastructure The Swedish Transport Agency has its headquarters in Norrköping, Norrköping Municipality. When the Civil Aviation Admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östergötland County
Östergötland County ( sv, Östergötlands län) is a county or '' län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the northeast. It also has a sea border with Västra Götaland to the west (across lake Vättern), and borders the Baltic Sea to the east. Östergötland County has a population of 456,550 (September 30, 2017) and the capital and biggest city is Linköping. Linköping and neighbouring twin city Norrköping together form one of Sweden's metropolitan areas; The Linköping-Norrköping Corridor is therefore sometimes marketed as ''The Fourth Metropolitan Region'' of Sweden, the other three being Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Princess Estelle is Duchess of Östergötland. Province ''For History, Geography and Culture see: Östergötland.'' Östergötland has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, the Öster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of ; around 87% of Swedes reside in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden’s urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Because the country is so long, ranging from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N, the climate of Sweden is diverse. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times, . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta Canal
The Göta Canal ( sv, Göta kanal) is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. The canal is long, of which were dug or blasted, with a width varying between and a maximum depth of about .Uno Svedin, Britt Hägerhäll Aniansson, ''Sustainability, Local Democracy and the Future: The Swedish Model'', pp. 93–94. Springer, 2002. The speed is limited to 5 knots in the canal. The Göta Canal is a part of a waterway long, linking a number of lakes and rivers to provide a route from Gothenburg (Göteborg) on the west coast to Söderköping on the Baltic Sea via the Trollhätte kanal and Göta älv river, through the large lakes Vänern and Vättern. This waterway was dubbed as Sweden's Blue Ribbon ( sv, Sveriges blå band). Contrary to the popular belief it is not correct to consider this waterway as a sort of ''greater'' Göta Canal: the Trollhätte Canal and the Göta Canal are completely separate entities. History The idea of a canal across southern Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles IX Of Sweden
Charles IX, also Carl ( sv, Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), reigned as King of Sweden The monarchy of Sweden is the monarchical head of state of Sweden,See the #IOG, Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Article 5. which is a constitutional monarchy, constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system.Parliamentary ... from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I () and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric XIV and of King John III of Sweden, John III, and the uncle of Sigismund III Vasa, Sigismund, who became king both of Sweden and of Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Poland. By his father's will Charles received, by way of appanage, the Duchy of Södermanland, which included the provinces of Närke and Värmland; but he did not come into actual possession of them till after the fall of Eric and the succession to the throne of John in 1568. Both Charles and one of his predecessors, Eric XIV ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa ( pl, Zygmunt III Waza, lt, Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 Adoption of the Gregorian calendar, N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa. Religiously zealous, he imposed Roman Catholicism across the vast realm, and his crusades against neighbouring states marked Poland's largest territorial expansion. As an enlightened despot, he presided over an era of Polish Golden Age, prosperity and achievement, further distinguished by the transfer of the country's capital from Kraków to Warsaw. Sigismund was the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I of Poland. Elected monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, he sought to unify Poland and Sweden under one Catholic kingdom, and when he succeeded his deceased fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Castles In Sweden
This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden. In the Swedish language the word ''slott'' is used for both castles, châteaus and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortress A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...es. A-B C-E F-H I-L M-P R-S T-U V-Y å-ö See also * List of castles Finnish castles For historic Swedish castles see also List of castles in Finland. Danish castles For historic Danish castles located in southern Sweden see also List of castles in Scania {{Châteaux * Sweden Castles and palaces Sweden Castles and palaces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
