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Sweden – one of the oldest kingdoms in Europe. By law, considered the pearl of Scandinavia. Situated in the north, on the Baltic Sea, it is famous for its magnificent castles and exceptionally pure nature. In Sweden, has everything: a vibrant city, and placers of wooden houses, painted, usually red, and bodies of water, the fresh, something salty, and turbulent rapids of the river, and sleepy lakes, and islands and skerries in the form of thousands and thousands of freckles on the surface of the sea and high mountains, and lovely valleys.
Location:
Sweden occupies the eastern and southern parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
On its territory – 450 000 sq. km. – the fourth largest in Europe. More than 10% of the territory occupied by ponds, nearly half the territory – forests. The population is approximately 9 million people.
Your familiarity with Sweden, you can start from Stockholm.
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm, where almost a fifth of the population. Stockholm was originally located on 14 islands. Water covers the third part of the town square.
Bridges, piers and gates combine different parts of town – Gamla Stan (Old Town), Normalm (Northern Suburb), Södermalm (southern suburbs), Estermalm (Eastern suburbs), Vasastan, Kungsholmen and Djurgården. First mention of Stockholm, more than 700 years ago, but some sources mention of the city dates back to the days of the Vikings. Walking along the narrow and winding medieval streets, and alleys of the Old City will take you to the distant past, and recalled past times. You will see the monastic arches and stately facades XVI – XVII centuries. The most interesting architectural, artistic and cultural attractions in Stockholm collected in the city center. The capital of the Kingdom of Sweden is famous for its museums, which are in Stockholm about a hundred. In the city’s restaurants are the culinary traditions and cuisine around the world.
Government:
The form of Sweden – the monarchy. Legislative power is exercised by Parliament. On the basis of the administrative area is divided into communes.
Language and religion:
90% of Swedes belong to the Evangelical Lutheran People’s Church, part of the population are Roman Catholic. Official language – Swedish. Most people speak English.
Climate:
The country has a continental rather than maritime climate, there is no sharp fluctuations in temperature. In summer there are quite a week without rain in the winter are the invasion of cold masses with a temperature of -25 ° C. White nights: the Far North from May to July the sun does not set behind the horizon and lights up the sky of Lapland ghostly light. This is a very romantic time like the Swedes who think that you can sleep off the winter.
If you are traveling with children, be sure to visit the largest park safari "Kolmården." You can see here the different animals, watch the birds of prey, gorillas, and see the elephants and dolphins. And do you remember Nils Holgersson, a boy, traveling with geese? One Flew Over "Kolmordenom, Nils dropped his wooden shoe. In 1996, this tale written by Selma Lagerlöf, 90 years old. In honor of this event in "Kolmordene" was installed the world’s largest wooden shoe. Children who visited the park, may leave your autograph on a board, which then will beat the wooden shoe. Each year, Kolmården offers something new in addition to the old.