List of historic buildings in Sweden
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Castles and fortresses

  • Älvsborg Fortress
    Älvsborg Fortress
    Älvsborg, also Elfsborg Fortress, is a sea fortress located in today's Gothenburg , Sweden. Situated on the mouth of the Göta Älv river, it served to protect Sweden's access to the Atlantic Ocean and the nearby settlement of today's Gothenburg and its four predecessors. The fortress was relocated...

     (Göteborg)
  • Bjärka-Säby Castle
    Bjärka-Säby Castle
    Bjärka-Säby Castle is a baroque style château located south of Linköping, in Östergötland County, Sweden.Bjärka-Säby Castle was built for Swedish diplomat and nobleman,...

     (Linköping
    Linköping
    Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...

    )
  • Castle Boo (Hjortkvarn)
  • Bohus Fortress
    Bohus Fortress
    Bohus Fortress lies along the old Norwegian - Swedish border in Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, north east from Hisingen where the Göta river splits into two branches...

     (Kungälv
    Kungälv
    Kungälv is a city and the seat of Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 21,139 inhabitants in 2005.-History:According to Swedish official sources the city was founded in 1612, when the former settlement at Kungahälla was moved to the Bohus Fortress...

    )
  • Borgholm Castle
    Borgholm Castle
    Borgholm Castle in Borgholm, Sweden, is today only a ruin of the fortress that was first built in the second half of the 12th century and many times rebuilt in later centuries. It is linked to Halltorps estate, somewhat to the south...

     (Borgholm
    Borgholm
    Borgholm is a city and the seat of Borgholm Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 3,093 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea....

    )
  • Brahehus
    Brahehus
    The ruins of Brahehus Castle are situated outside Gränna in Jönköping County in the province of Småland, Sweden. From the ruins you have a fantastic view of lakes Vättern and Visingsö. Built for Count Per Brahe the Younger in the 1640s, the castle is now close to the E4 highway....

  • Carlsten Fortress (Marstrand
    Marstrand
    Marstrand is a seaside locality situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,432 inhabitants in 2005. It has held city privileges since 1200. The most striking feature about Marstrand is the 17th century fortress Carlsten, named after King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. The...

    )
  • Christinehov Castle (Andrarum)
  • Dalaborg
  • Dagsnäs Castle
    Dagsnäs Castle
    Dagsnäs Castle is a castle in Sweden, situated 9 kilometer south of Skara at Lake Hornborga....

     (Bjurum)
  • Eketorp
    Eketorp
    Eketorp is an Iron Age fort in southeastern Öland, Sweden, which was extensively reconstructed and enlarged in the Middle Ages. Throughout the ages the fortification has served a variety of somewhat differing uses: from defensive ringfort, to medieval safe haven and thence a cavalry garrison...

  • Ekenäs Castle
    Ekenäs Castle
    Ekenäs Castle is a castle located outside Linköping in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland, South-East Sweden. The present castle was built in the 17th century on top of the foundations of a medieval fortress from the 14th century...

     (Ekenäs)
  • Eketorp
    Eketorp
    Eketorp is an Iron Age fort in southeastern Öland, Sweden, which was extensively reconstructed and enlarged in the Middle Ages. Throughout the ages the fortification has served a variety of somewhat differing uses: from defensive ringfort, to medieval safe haven and thence a cavalry garrison...

     {Öland)
  • Ekolsund Castle
    Ekolsund Castle
    Ekolsund Castle is a castle in Sweden. It was in 1578-1611 the residence of Princess Sophia of Sweden....

  • Eriksberg Manor
  • Glimmingehus
    Glimmingehus
    Glimmingehus, located in Simrishamn Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, is the best preserved medieval stronghold in Scandinavia. It was built 1499-1506, during an era when Scania formed a vital part of Denmark, and contains many defensive arrangements of the era, such as parapets, false...

  • Gråborg
  • Gripenberg Castle
    Gripenberg Castle
    Gripenberg Castle is a wooden castle near Tranås in Småland, Sweden. It is considered to be the biggest wooden castle in Sweden and one of the oldest that are still remaining today as well....

  • Gripsholm Castle
    Gripsholm Castle
    Gripsholm Castle is a castle in Mariefred, Södermanland, in Sweden and is regarded as one of Sweden's finest historical monuments. It is located by lake Mälaren in south central Sweden, in the municipality of Strängnäs, about 60 km west of Stockholm....

     (Mariefred
    Mariefred
    Mariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,813 inhabitants in 2005.The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery here, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary"...

    )
  • Gunnebo Castle
  • Göksholm Castle
  • Hörningsholm Castle
  • Ismantorp Fortress
    Ismantorp Fortress
    Ismantorp Fortress is a ringfort located on Öland Island in Sweden constructed during the Migration Period.-Description:One of approximately 20 known ringforts located on Öland, Ismantorp was never permanently occupied following its construction in about 200 CE, but used occasionally until...

  • Johannishus Castle (Johannishus)
  • Kalmar Castle
    Kalmar Castle
    Kalmar Castle is a castle in Kalmar, the province of Småland in Sweden. - History :During the twelfth century a round defensive tower was built on Kalmarsund and a harbour constructed. At the end of the thirteenth century King Magnus Ladulås had a new fortress built with a curtain wall, round...

     (Kalmar
    Kalmar
    Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...

    )
  • Karlberg Castle
  • Karlsborg Fortress
    Karlsborg Fortress
    Karlsborg Fortress is situated on the Vannäs peninsula in Karlsborg by lake Vättern, the province of Västergötland, Sweden. Construction on the fortress began 1819 to realize the so-called central defense idea adopted by the Swedish military after the Finnish and Napoleonic Wars...

     (Karlsborg
    Karlsborg
    Karlsborg is a locality and the seat of Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,574 inhabitants in 2005. This garrison town lies at the shore of lake Vättern in Västergötland.-History:...

    )
  • Kärnan
    Kärnan
    Kärnan is a medieval tower in Helsingborg, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress which, along with the fortress Kronborg on the opposite of Oresund, controlled the entranceway to the Baltic Sea.-History:...

     (Helsingborg
    Helsingborg
    Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...

    )
  • Krapperup Castle
    Krapperup Castle
    Krapperup Castle is a castle in Höganäs Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden....

  • Läckö Castle
    Läckö Castle
    Läckö Castle is a medieval castle in Sweden. Läckö Castle is best known as Magnus de la Gardie's magnificent castle on the shores of Lake Vänern, the largest lake in Sweden....

     (Kållandsö)
  • Leufsta / Lövstabruk (near Tierp)
  • Löfstad Castle
    Löfstad Castle
    Löfstad Castle is a château situated near Norrköping, the province of Östergötland, in Sweden. Löfstad has its origins from the 15th century, but the present building was erected by Axel Lillie in the 17th century...

     (Norrköping
    Norrköping
    Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

    )
  • Mariedal Castle
    Mariedal Castle
    Mariedal Castle is a castle in Sweden.Written accounts and the weather vane indicate the castle was built in 1666. The splendid interior of the castle provides stucco ceiling and wainscoting. A magnificent portrait collection of the Sparrerska family is displayed there.This manor was called Sörbo...

     (Lundsbrunn)
  • Mårbacka
    Mårbacka
    Mårbacka is a mansion in Sunne Municipality in Värmland, Sweden. Author Selma Lagerlöf was born and raised at Mårbacka.The main building was constructed in 1793 and rebuilt in 1921-1923, designed by architect Isak Gustaf Clason....

  • Mälsåker Castle
    Mälsåker Castle
    Mälsåker Castle is a castle in Sweden.From 1943 to 1945, the castle was owned by the Norwegian legation in Stockholm and the premises were used in the education of Norwegian police troops.-See also:*List of castles in Sweden...

  • Maltesholm Castle
    Maltesholm Castle
    Maltesholm Castle is a large manor house located in Kristianstad Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. The castle has been passed down for generations and is now the private residence of the Baron Palmstierna...

  • Nääs Castle
    Nääs Castle
    Nääs Castle is a 17th century mansion near Göteborg, Sweden. It's situated at the lake Sävelången in Västergötland.In the later half of the 19th century Nääs became world renowned through its Crafts College and for more than 50 years it was regarded as 'Swedens window to the world'.The mansion Nääs...

     (Lerum
    Lerum
    Lerum is a locality and the seat of Lerum Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,819 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Lerum has a station on the Gothenburg commuter rail system and is a suburb of Gothenburg....

     near Göteborg)
  • Nynäs Castle
    Nynäs Castle
    Nynäs Castle is situated south of Stockholm in Sweden....

  • Örebro Castle
    Örebro Castle
    Örebro Castle is a medieval castle fortification in Örebro, Närke, Sweden. It was expanded during the reign of the royal family Vasa and finally rebuilt about 1900. The castle lies on an island in river Svartån...

     (Örebro
    Örebro
    -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

    )
  • Öster-Malma Castle
  • Övedskloster Castle
    Övedskloster Castle
    Övedskloster Castle is a castle in Sjöbo Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden.-References:* - Official site for the castle...

  • Pålsjö Castle
    Pålsjö Castle
    Pålsjö Castle is a castle in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden....

  • Penningby Castle
    Penningby castle
    Penningby Castle is a medieval-period private castle located the Länna parish of Norrtälje Municipality in Uppland, 70 kilometres north of Stockholm, Sweden. Penningby situated in the valley near Edsviken, a narrow inlet in the Saltsjön bay of the Baltic Sea .-History:One of the most...

  • Rosersberg Castle (Rosersberg)
  • Runsa
    Runsa
    .Runsa is the site of the ruins of an ancient fortification located in Upplands Väsby Municipality in Sweden.-History:Runsa was a prehistoric hill fortification. Runsa was strategically situated on a 30 meter high rock promontory in Lake Mälaren, with views towards Sigtuna. The ancient fort...

  • Rydboholm Castle (Vaxholm
    Vaxholm
    Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this name on the inlet to Stockholm, for defense purposes, by King Gustav...

    )
  • Saknecke Castle
  • Salsta Castle
  • Sandemar Castle
    Sandemar Castle
    Sandemar Castle is a castle in Sweden. It's currently owned by Karin Mattson Nordin, daughter of the real estate developer John Mattson.-See also:*List of castles in Sweden...

  • Sjöö Castle
  • Skansen Crown
    Skansen Crown
    Skansen Kronan is a redoubt in the district of Haga of Gothenburg, Sweden.Skansen Kronan was built in the later half of the 17th century according to the plans of Erik Dahlberg. Skansen Kronan was introduced in 1698 and was fitted with 23 guns. The roof was not completed until 1700. Skansen has...

     (Göteborg)
  • Skokloster Castle
    Skokloster Castle
    Skokloster Castle is located on Lake Mälaren between Stockholm and Uppsala. It was built in the Baroque style between 1654 and 1676 by the wealthy military commander and count Carl Gustaf Wrangel. The castle was designed by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder...

     (Slottskogen)
  • Skottorp Castle
    Skottorp Castle
    Skottorp Castle is situated in the province of Halland, southern Sweden....

     (Skottorp)
  • Sofiero
    Sofiero
    Sofiero Castle or just Sofiero in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, was one of the Swedish royal family's country mansions, located north of Helsingborg. It was originally a Scanian farm called Skabelycke, bought in 1864 by Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden and his wife Sophia of Nassau. The first...

     (Helsingborg
    Helsingborg
    Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...

    )
  • Sövdeborg Castle
    Sövdeborg Castle
    Sövdeborg Castle is a castle in Sjöbo Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It was originally built in 1597, and was restored in 1840 by the architect Brunius. Out of approximately 200 castles in Skåne this is one of about 25 which allows public visitors....

  • Stenhammar Castle
    Stenhammar Castle
    Stenhammar is a royal castle in Sweden.It is situated outside the town of Flen in Södermanland about 120 kilometers south of Stockholm and is the summer residence of the Swedish king....

  • Steninge Palace (Märsta
    Märsta
    Märsta is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm, a locality and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 23,416 inhabitants in 2008. The town is situated close to Stockholms main international airport, Arlanda. Even if its origins go back to around 500 AD Märsta is a wide spread...

    )
  • Sturefors Castle
    Sturefors Castle
    Sturefors Castle is situated outside Linköping, by lake Ärlången, the province of Östergötland, Sweden. It is owned by Count Bielke and is not open to the public....

  • Sturehov Castle
  • Sundbyholm Castle
    Sundbyholm Castle
    Sundbyholm Castle is a castle near the town of Eskilstuna, Sweden on the southern shore of Lake Mälaren.-History:Sundbyholm Castle was built by the Admiral of the Navy Carl Gyllenhielm, son of King Charles IX of Sweden....

  • Svaneholm Castle
    Svaneholm Castle
    Svaneholm Castle , on the shore of Lake Svaneholmssjön in Skurup Municipality, Scania, southern Sweden was initially erected in the 1530s by the Danish knight and royal advisor Mourids Jepsen Sparre...

  • Tjolöholm Castle
    Tjolöholm Castle
    Tjolöholm Castle is a country house, built 1898-1904, in Halland, Sweden. It is located on a peninsula in the Kungsbacka Fjord on the Kattegat coast. In 2010, Danish film director Lars Von Trier shot the exterior scenes of the film Melancholia at the castle. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes...

  • Torup Castle
    Torup Castle
    Torup Castle is a castle in Svedala Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is situated approximately east of Malmö....

  • Trollenäs Castle
    Trollenäs Castle
    Trollenäs Castle is a castle in Eslöv Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is known since the 14th century, and has been in the ownership of only two families, Thott and Trolle...

  • Tynnelsö Castle
  • Tyresö Castle
    Tyresö castle
    Tyresö Palace is a palace from the 17th century in Tyresö, Stockholm County, Sweden, about 25 km south-east of central Stockholm....

  • Uppsala Castle
    Uppsala Castle
    Uppsala Castle is a 16th century royal castle in the historical city of Uppsala, Sweden. Throughout much of its early history, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden....

  • Vadstena Castle
    Vadstena Castle
    Vadstena Castle is a former Royal Castle in Vadstena, the province of Östergötland, Sweden.-History:Vadstena Castle was originally built by King Gustav Vasa in 1545 as a fortress to protect Stockholm from enemies from the south...

  • Venngarn Castle
  • Vittskövle Castle
    Vittskövle Castle
    Vittskövle Castle is a castle in Kristianstad Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is one of the best-preserved Renaissance castles in the Nordic countries, and was erected by Jens Brahe in the 16th century as a defence structure. It is currently the private residence of the Stjernswärd...

  • Wik Castle
    Wik Castle
    Wik Castle is situated in the province of Uppland, Sweden....


Palaces

See also: Crown palaces in Sweden
Crown palaces in Sweden
Royal palaces in Sweden:*The Royal Palace in Stockholm*Drottningholm Palace*Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm*Gripsholm Castle, Mariefred*Gustav III's Pavilion*Rosendal Palace*Rosersberg Palace*Strömsholm Palace*Tullgarn Palace...

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  • Bååt Palace (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Bonde Palace
    Bonde Palace
    The Bonde Palace is a palace in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Located between the House of Knights and the Chancellery House , it is, arguably, the most prominent monument of the era of the Swedish Empire , originally design by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and Jean De la...

     (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Drottningholm Palace
    Drottningholm Palace
    The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. It is built on the island Lovön , and is one of Sweden's Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century. It served as a residence of the Swedish royal court for most of...

     (Lövö)
  • Hallwyl Palace
    Hallwyl Palace
    The Hallwyl Palace is a historical building in central Stockholm located on 4, Hamngatan facing Berzelii Park.The palace was built 1893-1898 to the design of Isak Gustaf Clason for Count Walther von Hallwyl and his wife Wilhelmina. It was created to accommodate the office of the count and the...

     (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Sager House
    Sager House
    The Sager House or Sager Palace is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden at Strömgatan 18 in Sweden's capital Stockholm.- Location and Environment :...

     (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Solliden Palace
    Solliden Palace
    Solliden Palace is the summer residence of the Swedish Royal Family. It is situated on the island of Öland, southern Sweden....

    , (Borgholm
    Borgholm
    Borgholm is a city and the seat of Borgholm Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 3,093 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea....

    )
  • Stenbock Palace (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Stockholm Palace
    Stockholm Palace
    The Stockholm Palace is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. . Stockholm Palace is located on Stadsholmen , in Gamla Stan in the capital, Stockholm...

     (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Strömsholm Palace
    Strömsholm Palace
    Strömsholm Palace, sometimes called Strömsholm Castle , is a Swedish royal palace. The baroque palace is built on the site of a fortress from the 1550s, located on an island in the Kolbäcksån river at the west end of Lake Mälaren...

     (Strömsholm
    Strömsholm
    Strömsholm is a locality situated, in the vicinity of Herrskogen, in Hallstahammar Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 594 inhabitants in 2005....

    )
  • Tessin Palace
    Tessin Palace
    The Tessin Palace is a baroque town house located in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm. Located next to the Royal Palace, it is facing Slottsbacken, the major approach to the Stockholm Palace, and flanked by two alleys, Finska Kyrkogränd and Bollhusgränd.The mansion was constructed...

     (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Tullgarn Palace
    Tullgarn Palace
    Tullgarn Palace is a royal summer palace by Häggnäsviken bay in the Trosa archipelago, south of Stockholm, Sweden. Built in the 1720s, the palace offers a mixture of rococo, Gustavian and Victorian styles...

  • Ulriksdal Palace
    Ulriksdal Palace
    Ulriksdal Palace is a royal palace situated on the banks of the Edsviken in the National City Park in Solna, 6 km north of Stockholm. It was originally called Jakobsdal after its owner Jacob De la Gardie, who had it built by architect Hans Jacob Kristler in 1643-1645 as a country retreat...

     (Solna
    Solna Municipality
    Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the 'city' of Solna....

     near Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Wrangel Palace
    Wrangel Palace
    Wrangel Palace is a townhouse in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1756 the palace has housed Svea Hovrätt, the regional court of appeal. It was the residence of the royal court during the first half of the 18th-century....

     (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )

Churches and monasteries

  • Alvastra Abbey
    Alvastra Abbey
    Alvastra Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located at Alvastra in Östergötland, Sweden. It was founded in the first half of the 12th century by a donation of land from King Sverker I of Sweden to the Cistercian Order. It was dissolved and appropriated by the Crown at the time of the Protestant...

     (Ruins)
  • Gothenburg Cathedral
    Gothenburg Cathedral
    The Gothenburg Cathedral is a cathedral in Gothenburg, Sweden. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop in the Church of Sweden diocese of Gothenburg.- The original church :...

     (Gothenburg
    Gothenburg
    Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Husaby Church (Husaby)
  • Jokkmokks Church (Jokkmokk
    Jokkmokk
    Jokkmokk is a locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 2,976 inhabitants in 2005. The Sámi name of the place means "River's Curve", due to the meandering river that runs through it...

    )
  • Katarina kyrka
    Katarina kyrka
    Katarina kyrka is one of the major churches in central Stockholm, Sweden. The original building was constructed 1656–1695. It has been rebuilt twice after being destroyed by fires, the second time during the 1990s...

     (Church of St. Catherine) (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Kalmar Cathedral
    Kalmar Cathedral
    Kalmar Cathedral is in the city of Kalmar in Småland in south east Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea.The new city of Kalmar built on Kvarnholmen around the mid-1700s. The transfer from the old town was largely completed 1658th The new, fortified town was planned after the current renaissance ideals...

     (Kalmar
    Kalmar
    Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...

    )
  • Kiruna kyrka (Kiruna
    Kiruna
    Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...

    )
  • Linköping Cathedral
    Linköping Cathedral
    The Linköping Cathedral is a church in the Swedish city of Linköping. The cathedral is the seat for the bishop in the Church of Sweden Diocese of Linköping. It is situated opposite Linköping Castle.-History:...

     (Linköping
    Linköping
    Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...

    )
  • Lund Cathedral
    Lund Cathedral
    The Lund Cathedral is the Lutheran cathedral in Lund, Scania, Sweden. It is the seat of the bishop of Lund of the Church of Sweden.- History :...

     (Lund
    Lund
    -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...

    )
  • Mariestad Cathedral
    Mariestad Cathedral
    Mariestad Cathedral is a cathedral in Mariestad, Sweden....

     (Mariestad
    Mariestad
    Mariestad is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,448 inhabitants in 2005. It was until 1997 the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden between 1583 and 1646....

    )
  • Masthuggskyrkan
    Masthugget Church
    Masthugget Church in Gothenburg, Sweden, was built in 1914. Its position on a high hill close to the city and near the Göta älv makes it a striking sight – the church tower is 60 meters high in itself. The church represents the national romantic style in Nordic architecture and was drawn by...

     (Gothenburg
    Gothenburg
    Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Storkyrkan
    Storkyrkan
    Sankt Nikolai kyrka , most commonly known as Storkyrkan and Stockholms domkyrka , is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic...

    , Stockholm Cathedral, or Church of St. Nicholas (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

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  • Nydala Monastery
  • Roma Monastery
  • Skara Cathedral
    Skara Cathedral
    Skara Cathedral is a church in the Swedish city of Skara. The cathedral is the seat for the bishop of the Church of Sweden Diocese of Skara....

     (Skara
    Skara
    Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18595 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...

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  • Trefaldighetskyrkan (Karlskrona
    Karlskrona
    Karlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 35,212 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's only remaining naval base and the headquarters of the...

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  • German Church or Tyska kyrkan (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Uppsala Cathedral
    Uppsala Cathedral
    Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral located centrally in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. It dates back to the late 13th century and at a height of 118.7 m is the tallest church building in Scandinavia. Originally built under Roman Catholicism and used for coronations of the Swedish monarch, since the...

     (Uppsala
    Uppsala
    - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

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  • Varnhem Monastery (Varnhem)
  • Vadstena Abbey
    Vadstena Abbey
    Vadstena Abbey was the motherhouse of the Bridgettine Order, situated on Lake Vättern, in the Diocese of Linköping, Sweden. The abbey started as one of the farms donated by the king, but the town of Vadstena grew up around it...

     (Vadstena
    Vadstena
    Vadstena is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden, with 5,612 inhabitants in 2005. From 1974 to 1979 Vadstena was administered as part of Motala Municipality....

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  • Vittskövle Church
    Vittskövle Church
    Vittskövle Church is a church in Kristianstad Municipality, in Skåne, Sweden. It is part of the Diocese of Lund.The church was originally built during the 12th or 13th century. In the 15th century a chapel was built in the north. The chapel was dedicated to Saint Anne.The vaults were built in the...

     (Kristianstad Municipality
    Kristianstad Municipality
    Kristianstad Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad....

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Other historic buildings

  • Bollhuset
    Bollhuset
    Bollhuset, also called ', ', and ' at various times, was the name of the first theater in Stockholm, Sweden; it was the first Swedish theater and the first real theater building in the whole of Scandinavia. The name "" means "The Ball House", and it was built in 1627 for ball sports and used in...

     (Stockholm)
  • Gathenhiemska huset (Göteborg)
  • Halltorps (Öland
    Öland
    ' is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of 1,342 km² and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 25,000 inhabitants, but during Swedish Midsummer it is visited by up to 500,000 people...

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  • Kronhuset (Göteborg)
  • Lejonkulan
    Lejonkulan
    Lejonkulan , was a historical theatre in Stockholm, Sweden, active 1667-89. It is mentioned in history as the first theatre in Sweden. In 1686, it was the place of the first Swedish Theatre.- History :...

     (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • City Museum of Gothenburg
    City Museum of Gothenburg
    The City Museum of Gothenburg is located in an 18th century house originally built for the Swedish East India Company in the city centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. The museum itself was created in 1861 with the British Victoria and Albert Museum as model. The City Museum is a Cultural History museum...

     (Göteborg)
  • Swedish House of Lords (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
  • Stockholm City Hall
    Stockholm City Hall
    Stockholm City Hall is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm in Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden's northern shore and facing the islands of Riddarholmen and Södermalm. It houses offices and conference rooms as well as...

     (Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    )
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