Riddarholmen

Riddarholmen is a small islet in central , Sweden. The island forms part of , the old town, and houses a number of private palaces dating back to the 17th century.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island and urban district in Stockholm, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Gråbrödraholm”, “Gråmunkeholmen”, “Kidaskär”, “Kvarteret Gråmunkeholmen”, and “The Knights‘ Islet”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights: Stockholm Central Station and Riddarholm Church.

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, Stockholms centralstation…

Church
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Riddarholmen Church is the church of the former medieval Greyfriars Monastery in Stockholm, Sweden.

Castle
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is a townhouse mansion on Riddarholmen…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gamla stan and Stockholm.

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pronounced gamlaˈstɑːn, the Old Town, also…

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is 's capital and largest city, with…

Neighborhood
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is a part of lower in the central part of .

Riddarholmen

Latitude
59.32505° or 59° 19′ 30″ north
Longitude
18.06365° or 18° 3′ 49″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
9FFW83G7+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5120299
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2682603
Wiki­data ID
Q904462
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Riddarholmen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Riddarholmen”
  • Bulgarian: “Ридархолмен”
  • Catalan: “Riddarholmen”
  • Cebuano: “Riddarholmen”
  • Chinese: “騎士島”
  • Chinese: “骑士岛”
  • Czech: “Riddarholmen”
  • Danish: “Riddarholmen”
  • Dutch: “Riddarholmen”
  • Finnish: “Riddarholmen”
  • Finnish: “Ritariholma”
  • French: “Riddarholmen”
  • German: “Riddarholmen”
  • Greek: “Ρίνταρχολμεν”
  • Hebrew: “רידרהולם”
  • Hungarian: “Riddarholmen”
  • Italian: “Riddarholmen”
  • Japanese: “リッダルスホルメン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riddarholmen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Riddarholmen”
  • Norwegian: “Riddarholmen”
  • Polish: “Riddarholmen”
  • Portuguese: “Riddarholmen”
  • Romanian: “Riddarholmen”
  • Russian: “Риддархольм”
  • Slovenian: “Riddarholmen”
  • Spanish: “Riddarholmen”
  • Swedish: “Riddarholmen”
  • Ukrainian: “Ріддаргольм”
  • Ukrainian: “Ріддаргольмен”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Franska Bukten and Blasieholmen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Birger Jarls torg and Stenbockska Palatset.

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