Lake Klara
Klara sjö is a canal in central Stockholm, Sweden. Separating the island Kungsholmen from the northern city district Norrmalm, the canal connects Barnhusviken to Riddarfjärden.Photo: Ainali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Stockholm, Sweden
- Also known as: “Klara Sjo”, “Klara sjö”, “Klara Sjö”, and “Saint Clare Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stockholm Central Station and Stadshusbron.
Stockholm Central Station
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Stockholm Central Station, Stockholms centralstation, is Sweden's busiest rail station, in the Norrmalm district of Stockholm. It is directly connected to the Cityterminalen bus station, the Stockholm City commuter train station and the T-Centralen metro station, with a tram stop.
Stadshusbron
Bridge
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stadshusbron, formerly known as Nya Kungsholmsbron is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden located just north of the Stockholm City Hall. Stretching over Klara sjö, it connects mainland Norrmalm on the eastern shore to the island Kungsholmen on the western shore.
Klara Church
Church
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint Clare or Klara Church is a church in central Stockholm. A church has been at the site since the 1280s; the current buildings date from the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klara and Norrmalm.
Klara
Neighborhood
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Klara is a part of lower Norrmalm in the central part of Stockholm. It has its name from Klara Church. Today the name, though not often used in daily speech, has become synonymous with the old city that once occupied lower Norrmalm.
Norrmalm
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Norrmalm, also known as City, is the central borough of Stockholm, bordering to Östermalm to the east at Birger Jarlsgatan, the Old Town to the south, Kungsholmen to the south-west, and Vasastan north-west of Tegnérgatan.
Gamla stan
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Gamla stan pronounced gamlaˈstɑːn, the Old Town, also known as Staden mellan broarna is the Old Town in Stockholm, containing genuine cultural heritage, as well as tourist traps.
Lake Klara
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lake Klara” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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