Mariefred is a locality situated in

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Södermanland County Södermanland County ( sv, Södermanlands län) is a county or '' län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is ...

, Sweden with 3,726 inhabitants in 2010. The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery here,

Mariefred Charterhouse Mariefred Charterhouse, sometimes referred to as Gripsholm Charterhouse ( sv, Mariefreds kloster, la, Monasterium Pacis Mariae or ''Pax Mariae''), was a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in the present town of Mariefred in Södermanland, S ...

, and means "Peace of Mary" (the former name was Gripsholm). It lies roughly 50 kilometres west of Stockholm. Gripsholm castle (by Pudelek) 2

Mariefred, despite its small population, is for historical reasons often still referred to as a ''city''.

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, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities. Gripsholm Castle is located in the town. Adjacent to the castle is the nature reserve and deer park Gripsholms hjorthage. The old barn of Gripsholm Castle was a centre for fine arts printmaking, ''Grafikens Hus'' ("House of Graphics"). The East Södermanland Railway has a railway museum here with one of the finest collections of 600 mm narrow-gauge passenger railcars anywhere. Kurt Tucholsky is buried in the town cemetery.

Notable natives

Swedish pop and jazz singer

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was raised in Mariefred. Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren has a summer home in Mariefred, Kalkudden. Mikael Samuelsson, a former professional

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player in the

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, was born in Mariefred. Samuelsson is a member of the exclusive

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, having won the Stanley Cup,

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, and

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References

Populated places in Södermanland County Populated places in Strängnäs Municipality Populated lakeshore places in Sweden {{Södermanland-geo-stub