Eskilstuna River and Gamla Stan (Old Town)

Klosters church of Eskilstuna.

Eskilstuna (IPA: ˘ɛskilstʉːna) is a city in Sweden located at 59°22′N 16°31′E, 120 kilometres west of the Stockholm and is on the River Eskilstunaån (or Torshällan ån or Hyndvadsån depending on where you are long the river) that connects lake Hjälmaren and Lake Mälaren. It received its charter in 1659 and today has a population of 60,000. It is the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, which together with Torshälla has 91,000 inhabitants. Eskilstuna is the new western frontier of the Stockholm metropolitan region. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (328x714, 26 KB) Location of Eskilstuna in Sweden Created by uploader Original source by CIA Factbook File links The following pages link to this file: Eskilstuna ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 566 KB) I took this picture in Eskilstuna in 2003. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 566 KB) I took this picture in Eskilstuna in 2003. ... EskilstunaÃ¥n (Eskilstuna River) is a small river in Eskilstuna, Sweden. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 594 KB) Kloster kyrka I took this picture in Eskilstuna in 2003. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 594 KB) Kloster kyrka I took this picture in Eskilstuna in 2003. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... km redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... Eskilstuna Municipality [˘ɛskilstʉːna] is a Municipality in central Sweden between the lakes Mälaren and Hjälmaren, where Eskilstuna is seat. ... Sketch of all municipalities of Metropolitan Stockholm, with Stockholm City in the middle The location of Metropolitan Stockholm in Sweden Metropolitan Stockholm (also known as Greater Stockholm or Stor-Stockholm in Swedish), is a metropolitan area surrounding the Swedish capital of Stockholm. ...

It is served by the Svealand railway line (Svealandsbanan) between Stockholm and Hallsberg. The connections to the capital have improved in the last years - a train ride between the two cities now takes about an hour - and Eskilstuna has attracted many new inhabitants who commute to their places of work in greater Stockholm. Svealand Swedens historical four lands. ... Svealandsbanan is the Swedish name of the Svealand Railway, which runs between Stockholm and Hallsberg via Flemingsberg, Mariefred Läggesta, Strängnäs and Eskilstuna. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Hallsberg is a Municipality, in Örebro County, in central Sweden. ... See Commute for other meanings. ...

European route E20 also passes the city. From west to east: Shannon Airport - Limerick - Dublin . ...

Sister cities

Eskilstuna has several sister cities (twin towns), they are:

• Esbjerg, Denmark
• Fjarðabyggð, (previously known as Neskaupstaður), Iceland
• Haapsalu, Estonia
• Jurmala, Latvia
• Jyväskylä, Finland
• Stavanger, Norway
• Erlangen, Germany
• Luton, England
• Gattjina, Russia
• Lviv, Ukraine
• Bridgeton, New Jersey, USA
• Usangi, Tanzania

Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Old watertower in Esbjerg View to Esbjerg harbour from the watertower (May 2005) Map of the municipality Esbjerg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark (South Denmark Region) on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Neskaupstaður is a town located the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern shore of Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... Haapsalu (Swedish & German: Hapsal) is a resort town on the west coast of Estonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Jūrmala. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Fireworks in Jyväskylä Jyväskylä (IPA: [jyʋæsËŒkylæ]) is a city located in central Finland, 147 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki, near the lakes Päijänne and Keitele. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Erlangen around 1915 Erlangen is a German city in Middle Franconia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Luton is a large town and local government district situated in the south of England, located 51 kilometres (32 miles) north of London. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Motto: Semper fidelis Location Map of Ukraine with Lviv. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Bridgeton highlighted in Cumberland County. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanzania. ...

Sources:

• This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904–1926 now in Public Domain.

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See also

• Eskilstuna Municipality

Eskilstuna Municipality [˘ɛskilstʉːna] is a Municipality in central Sweden between the lakes Mälaren and Hjälmaren, where Eskilstuna is seat. ...

External links

• Eskilstuna - Official site (in Swedish)
• Eskilstuna - Official site (in English)

Eskilstuna is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.