Drottningholm




Place in Uppland, Sweden












































Drottningholm

Drottningholm Palace
Drottningholm Palace




Drottningholm is located in Stockholm

Drottningholm

Drottningholm




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Drottningholm is located in Sweden

Drottningholm

Drottningholm




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Coordinates: 59°19′29″N 17°53′20″E / 59.32472°N 17.88889°E / 59.32472; 17.88889Coordinates: 59°19′29″N 17°53′20″E / 59.32472°N 17.88889°E / 59.32472; 17.88889
Country Sweden
Province Uppland
County Stockholm County
Municipality Ekerö Municipality
Area
[1]

 • Total 1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2010)[1]

 • Total 398
 • Density 271/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)

Drottningholm, literally "Queen's Islet", is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, with 398 inhabitants in 2010.[1]


It is situated on the island Lovön in lake Mälaren on the outskirts of Stockholm. Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the Swedish Royal Family since 1981, is located here. The village was planned and built in the mid 18th century for the people working at the palace. It is a good example of how a Swedish village would have looked like in the 18th and 19th centuries, containing many picturesque houses and villas.


Drottningholm is accessible with public transport by taking the metro to Brommaplan, then an Ekerö-bound SL bus.


Drottningholm lent its name to the S/S Drottningholm, later used as a mercy ship during World War II used for the repatriation of diplomats, civilians and prisoners of war between Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.[2] Returned British soldiers on board, not knowing the meaning of the Swedish name, rendered it as "Trotting Home".[3]



See also



  • Drottningholm Palace Theatre

  • Drottningholm Palace



References









  1. ^ abc "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ SS Drottningholm Archived July 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ "Trotting Home"












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