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Stockholm County (Swedish: Stockholms län [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlms ˈlɛːn]) is a county (Swedish: län) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
Historia. Se även: Stockholms slottslän. Stockholms län ingick åren 1634–1641 i Upplands län. Under åren 1641–1654 var Stockholms och Uppsala län utbrutna för att 1649–1652 och från 1655–1714 åter vara förenade. 1714 gjordes en ny, slutgiltig indelning i två län.
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In a wider historical context, Stockholm can be thought of as the capital of the Lake Mälaren Region, and as such can trace its origin back to at least two much older cities: Birka (c. 790–975) and Sigtuna, which still exists but dominated the region c. 1000–1240 — a capital which has simply been relocated at a number of occasions.
Origin According to the Chronicle of Eric , written in the 1320s, Stockholm was founded by Birger Jarl around 1250 as a lock to the Lake Mälaren region ( laas fore then sio , "lock before that lake") in order to prevent pirates from reaching the seven cities and nineteen parishes around it.
The largest city in Stockholms Län and its provincial capital is the Swedish capital Stockholm with about 1.5 million inhabitants. Founded in 1252 on the island of Stadsholmen, the present area of the picturesque old town of Gamla Stan, Stockholm is Sweden's largest city as well as in the rest of Northern Europe and the political, cultural and ...
I Stockholms län (Stor-Stockholm) finns över 2,4 miljoner (2022). Staden anses traditionellt ha grundats i mitten av 1200-talet av Birger jarl . Platsen hade då fått strategisk betydelse i och med att landhöjningen medfört att utloppet från Mälaren runt stadsholmen blivit strömt som blev ett hinder för sjöfarten.
Region Stockholm is a region, a municipal body corresponding to the territory of Stockholm County in Sweden. Its main responsibilities are the public healthcare system and public transport .
