Stensträng

Stensträng is a forest in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County. Stensträng is situated nearby to the hamlet Lunda, as well as near Edeby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Chinese Pavilion and Drottningholm Palace Theatre.

The Chinese Pavilion

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The Chinese Pavilion, located in the grounds of the Drottningholm Palace park, is a Chinese-inspired royal pavilion originally built between 1753 and 1769. The pavilion is currently one of Sweden's Royal Palaces and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Drottningholm Palace Theatre

Theater building

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The Drottningholm Palace Theatre is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the few 18th century theatres in Europe that is still used as a theatre with its original stage machinery.

The Guard Tent

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ekerö and Skärholmen.

Ekerö

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Ekerö is a freshwater archipelago in lake Mälaren, which forms a municipality in Stockholm County. Ekerö is also the only Swedish municipality with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Viking age settlement Birka, and Drottningholm Palace, which is the residence of the Royal family.

Skärholmen

Suburb

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Skärholmen is a suburban area in the district of Söderort in south-western Stockholm, Sweden. Together with Bredäng, Sätra and Vårberg, it forms the borough of Skärholmen.