Stockholm history tour Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
travel and tour to historic sites across Stockholm, the capital of Sweden
About Stockholm history tour
Lake Mälaren used to be part of the Baltic Sea, and theStockholm archipelagowas a waterway for the first Swedish towns;Birka,Uppsala, andSigtuna. As Sigtuna was sacked by pirates in AD1187, the Swedes had a stockade built at an island in the strait, which has been known as Stockholm since 1252. As the land rose due to post-glacial rebound (see below) Mälaren became a lake, cargo had to reload at Stockholm. In the 15th century, Stockholm replacedUppsalaas the centre of commerce and government, becoming the capital of the 17th-centurySwedish Empire. Since 1901, Stockholm has drawn the world's attention with theNobel Prize. The city was spared by the World Wars, but around the 1960s, hundreds of old buildings in Norrmalm were torn down to build a new business district, and a metro, known for
Stockholm history tour Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 6 sections including: