Helgeandsholmen is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located north of Stadsholmen, and east of Strömsborg, with which, together with Riddarholmen, it forms Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm. Helgeandsholmen contains the Riksdag Building and the Museum of Medieval Stockholm, and is connected to neighbouring islands through three bridges: Riksbron, Stallbron, and Norrbro.
Helgeandsholmen and the Swedish Riksdag Building viewed from west.
The northern gates of Stockholm in 1675, showing Helgeandsholmen as a series of scattered islets between Stadsholmen and Norrmalm.
Detail from Vädersolstavlan showing Helgeandsholmen in 1535.
Helgeandsholmen with the Riksdagen, aerial view
Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County.
Image: Skeppsbron 20 48, 2006
Image: Dramaten September 2012
Image: Kaffekoppen and Chokladkoppen
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