Skansen
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.
- Theme park
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
- …is also known as “Open-air museum Skansen”
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Description: open-air museum and zoo, showing Swedish folk culture and way of life in the pre-industrial era
- Address: Djurgårdsslätten 49-51, Stockholm, 115 21
- Email: info@skansen.se
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Offerholmen, Skansen and Mora Farmstead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include King Oscar’s Terrace and Skansen city quarters.
Skansen
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Latitude
59.32655° or 59° 19′ 36″ north
Longitude
18.10509° or 18° 6′ 18″ east
Open location code
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Skansen” goes by many names.
ՍկանսենArmenian
SkansenBasque
СкансенBelarusian
СкансэнBelarusian
СкансенBulgarian
سکانسێنCentral Kurdish
斯堪森Chinese
斯堪森公園Chinese
斯堪森博物館Chinese
斯堪森博物馆Chinese
斯康森博物館Chinese
斯康森露天民俗博物館Chinese
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Skansen frilandsmuseumDanish
Openluchtmuseum SkansenDutch
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متحف سكانسن فى الهواء الطلقEgyptian Arabic
SkansenoEsperanto
SkanzenoEsperanto
SkansenEstonian
SkansenFinnish
Ulkoilmamuseo SkansenFinnish
ΣκάνσενGreek
גן החיות והמוזיאון הפתוח סקאנסןHebrew
סקאנסןHebrew
SkansenHungarian
SkansenItalian
スカンセンJapanese
スカンセン野外博物館Japanese
스칸센Korean
SkansensLatvian
SkansenLivvi
SkansenNorwegian
SkansenNorwegian Bokmål
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اسکانسنPersian
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Skansen w SztokholmiePolish
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СкансенRussian
muzej na prostem SkansenSlovenian
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SkansenSwedish
Skansen (Museum)Swedish
Stiftelsen SkansenSwedish
สกันเซินThai
Skansen Açıkhava MüzesiTurkish
СкансенUkrainian
SkansenYue Chinese
思間慎Yue Chinese
思間慎公園Yue Chinese
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