Mariefred

Mariefred
Mariefred in August 2005 as seen from Gripsholm Castle
Mariefred in August 2005 as seen from Gripsholm Castle
Mariefred is located in Södermanland
Mariefred
Mariefred
Mariefred is located in Sweden
Mariefred
Mariefred
Coordinates: 59°16′N 17°13′E / 59.267°N 17.217°E / 59.267; 17.217
CountrySweden
ProvinceSödermanland
CountySödermanland County
MunicipalitySträngnäs Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[2]
 • Total
7,121
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Mariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 7,121 inhabitants in 2023.[3]

The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery in the city, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary" (the previous name being Gripsholm). It lies roughly 50 kilometres west of Stockholm by lake Mälaren.

Gripsholm Castle

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

Gripsholms kungsladugård, an old barn of Gripsholm Castle, housed a centre for fine arts printmaking called Grafikens Hus, the largest of its kind in Sweden at the time, before being destroyed in a fire in 2014.

The East Södermanland Railway has a railway museum in the city with one of the finest collections of 600 mm narrow-gauge passenger railcars anywhere.

Kurt Tucholsky, a famous German author, is buried in the town cemetery.

Notable natives

Swedish pop and jazz singer Lisa Ekdahl was raised in Mariefred.

Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren has a summer home in Mariefred, Kalkudden.

Mikael Samuelsson, a former professional ice hockey player in the NHL, was born in Mariefred. Samuelsson is a member of the exclusive Triple Gold Club, having won the Stanley Cup, Olympics, and World Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Befolkningsmängd Strängnäs kommun". www.strangnas.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
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