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'''Riddarfjärden''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈrɪ̂dːarˌfjæːɖɛn|lang}}, "The Knight Firth") is the easternmost bay of ] in central ]. Stockholm was founded in 1252 on an island in the stream where Lake Mälaren (from the west) drains into the ] (to the east); today the island is called ] and constitutes ]. | ||
| {{wide image|La2-riddarfjarden.jpg|800px| A panoramic view of Riddarfjärden.}} | {{wide image|La2-riddarfjarden.jpg|800px| A panoramic view of Riddarfjärden.}} | ||
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Riddarfjärden (Swedish: [ˈrɪ̂dːarˌfjæːɖɛn], "The Knight Firth") is the easternmost bay of Lake Mälaren in central Stockholm. Stockholm was founded in 1252 on an island in the stream where Lake Mälaren (from the west) drains into the Baltic Sea (to the east); today the island is called Stadsholmen and constitutes Stockholm's Old Town.
A panoramic view of Riddarfjärden.
The panorama picture featured in this article was taken from the heights of Södermalm, west of Stadsholmen, looking down on Riddarfjärden. Left to right are viewable:
- Västerbron bridge
- Kungsholmen Island
- Stockholm City Hall, a red brick building with a bell tower, where the Nobel Prize dinner is served
- The tower of Klara Kyrka on Norrmalm, with its green copper roof
- five white sky scrapers between Sergels torg and Hötorget
- construction cranes
- iron tower of Riddarholmen Church on Riddarholmen Island
- yellow tower of Storkyrkan on Stadsholmen, in front of the flat roof of the Stockholm Palace
- narrow tower of Tyska Kyrkan on Stadsholmen
- distant radio and TV tower Kaknästornet
Seasons
Riddarfjärden throughout the year.
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Riddarfjärden in winter at Norr Mälarstrand
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In the spring looking towards Långholmen
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Early summer morning looking towards Södermalm
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In the autumn, seen from Långholmen.
See also
External links
Media related to Riddarfjärden at Wikimedia Commons
59°19′26″N 18°02′55″E / 59.32389°N 18.04861°E / 59.32389; 18.04861
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