Beckholmen

Beckholmen is a small island in central , . Having served the city's shipping industry for centuries, Beckholmen is now regarded as a historical monument of national interest, and, by its location just south of in the vicinity…
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: islet
  • Also known as: “Biskopsholmen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gröna Lund and Skansen.

Theme park
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, or colloquially Grönan, is an amusement park in , Sweden. Located on the seaward side of Island, it is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly because of its central location, which limits expansion.

Theme park
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is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island in , . It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.

Dock
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Djurgårdsstaden and Skansen city quarters.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Beckholmen

Latitude
59.32075° or 59° 19′ 15″ north
Longitude
18.09997° or 18° 5′ 60″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Operator
Kungliga Djurgårdens Förvaltning
Open location code
9FFW83CX+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26450079
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2723133
Wiki­data ID
Q791762
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Tahitian—“Beckholmen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Beckholmen”
  • Breton: “Beckholmen”
  • Cebuano: “Beckholmen”
  • Corsican: “Beckholmen”
  • Danish: “Beckholmen”
  • Dutch: “Beckholmen”
  • Finnish: “Beckholmen”
  • French: “Beckholmen”
  • German: “Beckholmen”
  • Hungarian: “Beckholmen”
  • Indonesian: “Beckholmen”
  • Italian: “Beckholmen”
  • Latvian: “Bekholmena”
  • Low German: “Beckholmen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beckholmen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beckholmen”
  • Norwegian: “Beckholmen”
  • Polish: “Beckholmen”
  • Portuguese: “Beckholmen”
  • Romanian: “Beckholmen”
  • Russian: “Бекхольмен”
  • Spanish: “Beckholmen”
  • Swedish: “Beckholmen”
  • Swedish: “Beckholmsstigen”
  • Tahitian: “Beckholmen”

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