Skansen
Skansen is a zoo in Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County. Skansen is situated nearby to Summer Pasture Farm, as well as near the convention center Högloftet och Nyloftet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skansen and Högloftet och Nyloftet.
Skansen
Theme park
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skansen is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. 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. Skansen is situated 210 metres southwest of Skansen.
Högloftet och Nyloftet
Convention center
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Högloftet och Nyloftet is a convention center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include King Oscar’s Terrace and Skansen city quarters.
Djurgården
Djurgården, more properly Södra Djurgården, is a park island in the southern Östermalm borough in Stockholm. The island makes up much of the National City Park, and contains many museums and leisure venues, such as Skansen, the Vasa Museum and ABBA The Museum.
Skansen
- Type: Zoo
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.32822° or 59° 19′ 42″ northLongitude
18.10676° or 18° 6′ 24″ eastElevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
9FFW84H4+7PGeoNames ID
6942304
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