Lidingö

Lidingö is a suburban island east of Stockholm in Sweden, at the innermost part of the Stockholm archipelago. With 50,000 inhabitants and a long coastline, it is known for the Millesgården sculpture museum, the annual cross-country race Lidingöloppet, and a cluster of conference hotels.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Millesgården and Bodal tram station.

Millesgården

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Millesgården is an art museum and sculpture garden, located on the island of Lidingö in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the grounds of the former home of sculptor Carl Milles and his wife, the artist Olga Milles.

Bodal tram station

Railway station

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bodal tram station is a railway station.

Värtahamnen

Harbor

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Värtahamnen is a port in Stockholm, Sweden. Värtahamnen and the adjacent Stockholm Free Port at Lilla Värtan is Stockholm's main port. Värtahamnen primarily serves passenger ferries for the shipping company Silja Line as well as freighters for Tallink operating in Åland and Estonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Djurgården and Östermalm.

Djurgården

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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.

Östermalm

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Östermalm is a borough in north-eastern Stockholm, bordering Norrmalm and Vasastan at Birger Jarlsgatan, one of Stockholm's longest streets. The core of Östermalm consists of 19th century city-blocks, combined with vibrant tree-lined boulevards and upmarket shopping.

Lidingö

Type: Locality with 43,100 residents
Also known as: “Lidingoe”
Location: Lidingö Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.3667° or 59° 22′ 0″ north

Longitude

18.1573° or 18° 9′ 26″ east

Population

43,100

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

9FFW9584+MW

GeoNames ID

8133095

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