Soldier’s Cottage

Soldier’s Cottage is a building in Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County. Soldier’s Cottage is situated nearby to the building Malt Kiln, as well as near Ekshärad Farmstead.

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Type: Building
Description: building in Småland, Östergötland County, Sweden
Also known as: “Soldattorpet” and “soldier’s Cottage”
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skansen and Finn settlement.

Skansen

Theme park

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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 280 metres west of Soldier’s Cottage.

Finn settlement

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Motjärnsgruvan, Skansen

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Djurgården and King Oscar’s Terrace.

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.