
Stenstaden, the ''Stone City'', is the name of the historical centre of
Sundsvall in
Sweden. It consists of stone buildings, several of those in
Art Nouveau
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style, which were built after the
1888 Sundsvall Fire. Stenstaden is structured in an orthogonal
grid system of rectangular city blocks in the east-south-eastern part of Sundsvall.
References
Medelpad
Geography of Västernorrland County
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