The Karlbergskanalen in winter

Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of Stockholm City. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden at 59°20′N, 18°2′E and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 3. ... Location map Mälaren details, with Stockholm urban area to the right in pink. ... Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. ... Riddarfjärden, literally the Knight Fjord, is a bay of lake Mälaren in central Stockholm. ... Uppland ( ) is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ...

Its area is 3.9 km² with a perimeter of 8.9 km. The highest point is at Stadshagsplan (47 m). The total population is 41,000. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Administratively, it is subdivided into the five districts Kungsholmen, Marieberg, Fredhäll, Kristineberg and Stadshagen. Kristineberg is a residential area of Kungsholmen, Stockholm. ... Stadshagen is a district in Stockholm on the north west part of Kungsholmen. ...

Prominent buildings and structures:

• Stockholm City Hall, by architect Ragnar Östberg, and built 1911-1923.
• Stockholm Court House from 1909-1915.
• Kristineberg Castle from around 1750.
• Functionalist buildings along the southern waterfront Norr Mälarstrand.
• Art Deco buildings flanking the bridge Sankt Eriksbron.
• Dagens Nyheter Tower, completed in 1964.
• Västerbron, completed in 1935.

Bridges leading to Kungsholmen: Stockholm City Hall, seen from the south. ... Ragnar Östberg (1866-1945) was a Swedish architect who is most famous for designing Stockholm City Hall. ... Stockholm Court House (Swedish: ) is situated on Kungsholmen in Central Stockholm, Sweden. ... Kristineberg Castle in Kungsholmen, Stockholm was build around 1750 for the businessman R. Schröder. ... Functionalism is a term with several senses: For functionalism in sociology, see Functionalism (sociology). ... Asheville City Hall. ... Sankt Eriksbron in September 2006. ... The Dagens Nyheter Tower, called DN-Skrapan (DN-Skyscraper) in Sweden, is an office building in the Kungsholmen district of Stockholm, Sweden. ... Västerbron in June 2006. ...

• From Norrmalm:
  • Stadshusbron
  • Klarabergsviadukten
  • Kungsbron
  • Blekholmsbron
  • Barnhusbron
  • Sankt Eriksbron
• From Solna:
  • Ekelundsbron
• From Bromma:
  • Tranebergsbron
• From Lilla Essingen:
  • Mariebergsbron
  • Fredhällsbron (part of the Essingeleden motorway.)
• From Södermalm:
  • Västerbron

Norrmalm is a borough in central Stockholm, named after the dominating district. ... Stadshusbron (Swedish: The City Hall Bridge), formerly known as Nya Kungsholmsbron (The New Kungsholm Bridge) is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Norrmalm to Kungsholmen. ... Klarabergsviadukten (Swedish: The Viaduct of Hill of St Clare[1]) is a reinforced concrete bridge and a viaduct in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Norrmalm to Kungsholmen. ... Kungsbron (Swedish: The Kings Bridge) is bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Norrmalm to Kungsholmen. ... Blekholmsbron (Swedish: Bridge of Bleaching Islet) is a pedestrian bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. ... Barnhusbron (Swedish: The Orphanage Bridge) is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden connecting Kungsholmen to Norrmalm. ... Sankt Eriksbron in September 2006. ... Solna (population 57,994, 2004) is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden, located north of Stockholms city centre. ... Ekelundsbron (Swedish: The Ekelund Bridge) is a bridge in Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Stadshagen on Kungsholmen to Solna. ... Bromma is a borough of Stockholm, Sweden. ... Tranebergsbron (Swedish: The Traneberg Bridge) is a double arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. ... Lilla Essingen is a small island of Stockholm. ... Mariebergsbron (Swedish: The Marie Hill Bridge) is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. ... Fredhällsbron (Swedish: The Fredhäll Bridge) is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. ... Essingeleden southbound from Nybodahöjden Photo: Tage Olsin Essingeleden is a motorway that goes from Solna to Stockholm, Sweden, crossing the westmost parts of central Stockholm, by going over Kungsholmen, Lilla Essingen and Stora Essingen. ... Houses of Södermalm, facing Riddarfjärden Small street on Södermalm. ... Västerbron in June 2006. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 103 pixelsFull resolution (11956 × 1539 pixel, file size: 2. ... Stockholm City Hall, seen from the south. ...

History

In the 15th century the island of Kungsholmen was inhabited by the Franciscan order and was during the gay parade and fuck parade this time called Munklägret (i.e. Monks' Camp). They founded a tile factory at Rålambshov and lived mostly from fishing and farming. Because of the Reformation the island came under the protection of the Swedish Crown in the 16th century. The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... The Reformation was a movement in the 16th century to reform the Catholic Church in Western Europe. ...

See also

• Geography of Stockholm
• History of Stockholm