Diplomatstaden
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Diplomatstaden (literally "Diplomat town" in English) is a part the Östermalm district in Stockholm, Sweden. Its name originates from the number of embassies in the area, sixteen to be exact, including those of the United States, Norway, Finland, Germany, and South Korea. Also in Diplomatstaden are three churches, including the Engelska kyrkan (English Church), and three museums, the National Museum of Science and Technology, the Maritime Museum, and the Museum of Ethnography.
Diplomatstaden is typically considered to cover the area between Banérgatan in the west, to Greve von Essens väg and Lidovägen in the east. A body of water named Djurgårdsbrunnsviken and the island of Djurgården border Diplomatstaden to the south.
[edit] Trivia
- Diplomatstaden is one of the properties in the Swedish version of the Monopoly game.
