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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN. |
Stockholm is built in
part upon the main land and in
part upon nine islands between
Lake Maelar and the Baltic Sea.
On account of this location it is
called the "Venice of the
North," and its remarkable
beauty justifies the
comparison.--The city is
recognized in ancient Swedish
chronicles, and its name, from stock
and holmen, meaning wood
and island, arose from
the existence of thick forests
abounding on the islands. The
early centuries being marked by
severe piratical invasions,
prompted Earl Birger Jarl, the
Regent in 1260, to fortify the
entrance to Lake Maelar with
towers connected by a wall on
either side of the island which
commanded the entrance to lake and
city. |
Stockholm
has an excellent harbor, capable
of admitting ships of the
greatest tonnage. Hundreds of
larger and smaller craft are
constantly plying to all parts of
city and suburbs. The older
portion of the city stands upon
three islands, whose names,
translated, are Knight's Island,
City Island, and Holy Ghost
Island. The old fortifications
have been dismantled, and the
islands enlarged by embankments
on piles, on which are the
Palace, Government Offices,
Exchange, and large mercantile
houses. These islands are
connected with the main land by
long bridges. The approach to the
city from the Baltic presents a
most impressive panorama of
islands and valleys, rocks rising
boldly from the surface of the
fiord, and the Palace crowning
the amphitheatre of the houses in
the background. Stockholm is the
centre of the literary,
scientific, artistic and social
activity of the country. The
Royal Palace is an immense
granite and brick edifice on the
highest point of the central
island. Its southern facade is
the most richly ornamented one,
and overlooks the Palace Hill.
The Royal entrance, and that of
the troops, are on this side. The
interior is filled with objects
of great interest, including
works of the most eminent
masters. |
Population Dec. 31, 1889, (est.)
243,500. |
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