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| Seat | Stockholm |
| County | Stockholm County |
| Area - Total | Ranked 251st 188 km² |
| Population - Total (2004) - Density | Ranked 1 st 761,721 4051.7/km² |
As a capital Stockholm is the site of the Government and the Parliament of Sweden. It is also the residence of the head of state, King Carl XVI GustafKing Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus), styled HM The King (born April 30, 1946), King of Sweden, is the son of Prince Gustaf Adolf ( 1906- 1947) and Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ( 1908- 1972), and the grandson of King Gustav VI Adolf. At birth.
Main article: History of StockholmThis is the history of the city of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Timeline 1252: The city is first mentioned 1350: The Black Death enters the city 1388: The city is given full city rights, as ratified by king Albert of Mecklenburg 1419: Stockholm becom
The earliest mention of Stockholm in writing dates from 1252Events Alfonso X of Castile, the Wise el Sabio Stockholm is founded by Birger Jarl (cf 1854) The widespread usage of torture by the Medieval Inquisition is introduced. The first European gold coins are minted. In the Italian city of Florence known as the, when it was an important post in the iron trade from the mines in BergslagenBergslagen is a geographical area in middle Sweden. It's an inofficial province where mining and metallurgic industry historically has been an key business. Bergslagen traditionally covers parts of the provinces Dalecarlia, Nericia (southern Nericia was p. The city is said to have been founded by Birger JarlBirger Jarl or Earl Birger ( 1210- 1266), Swedish statesman, full name Birger Magnusson of Bjalbo, son of Magnus Minneskold of Bjalbo and Ingrid Ylva, nephew to the Earl Birger Brosa, and the most famous member of the ancient noble family of the Folkung o in order to protect Sweden from invasion from the sea by foreign navies and to stop pillage of the cities such as Sigtuna on Lake MälarenMalaren is the third largest lake in Sweden, after lakes Vanern and Vattern. Its area is 1140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from west to east, into the Baltic Sea at Stockholm through Sodertalje kanal, Norrstrom, Slussen and Hammarb. The first building at Stockholm was a fortification for the purpose of controlling the traffic between the Baltic Sea and Mälaren.