Drottningholm

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Drottningholm
Drottningholm (Sweden)
Drottningholm
Drottningholm
Coordinates: 59°19′29″N 17°53′20″E / 59.32472, 17.88889
Country Sweden
Municipality Ekerö Municipality
County Stockholm County
Province Uppland
Area [1]
 - Total 1.48 km² (0.6 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 410
 - Density 276/km² (714.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Drottningholm, or literally "Queen's Islet", is a village on the island Lovön in lake Mälaren on the outskirts of Stockholm (Ekerö Municipality), Sweden. The Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the Swedish royal family since 1981, is located here. The village was planned and built in the mid 18th century for the people working at the palace. It is a good example of how a Swedish village would have looked like in the 18th and 19th centuries, containing many picturesque houses and villas. To get to Drottningholm by public transport one takes the metro to Brommaplan, then an Ekerö-bound SL bus.

Drottningholm Palace
Drottningholm Palace


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Localities in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Localities:
Drottningholm  · Ekerö sommarstad  · Ekerö (seat)  · Kungsberga  · Parksidan  · Solsidan  · Stenhamra  · Sundby  · Tureholm  · Älvnäs

Coordinates: 59°19′29″N, 17°53′20″E