P142 - Sweden - Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden (UNESCO WHS)

Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the official residence of the Swedish monarch. As of 2008, the Stockholm metropolitan area is home to around 21% of Sweden's population and contributes 35% of Sweden's gross domestic product. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden with a population of 810,120 in the city, 1.3 million in the urban area and around 2 million in the metropolitan area.

Stockholm has been the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden since the 13th century. Its strategic location on fourteen islands on the south-central east coast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, by the Stockholm archipelago, has been historically important. Since the city is built on islands and known for its beauty, tourist interests have tried to popularize the appellation "Venice of the North". The city is known for its beauty, its historical buildings & architecture, its water and its many parks. According to Euromonitor, Stockholm is the second most visited city of the Nordic Countries in terms of international visitors, with around 1 million international tourists every year.

斯德哥尔摩（瑞典语：Stockholm），瑞典首都，也是第一大城市。瑞典国家政府、国会以及皇室的官方宫殿都设在斯德哥尔摩。它位于瑞典的东海岸，濒波罗的海，梅拉伦湖入海处，风景秀丽，是著名的旅游胜地。市区分布在14座岛屿和一个半岛上，70餘座桥梁将这些岛屿联为一体，因此享有“北方威尼斯”的美誉。

从13世纪起，斯德哥尔摩就已经成为瑞典的政治、文化、经济和交通中心。斯德哥尔摩由于免受战争的破坏而保存良好，现在共有100多座博物馆和名胜，包括历史、民族、自然、美术等各个方面。斯德哥尔摩也是一个高科技的城市，拥有众多大学，工业发达。

斯德哥尔摩是阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔的故乡。从1901年开始，每年12月10日诺贝尔逝世纪念日，斯德哥尔摩音乐厅举行隆重仪式，瑞典国王亲自给获诺贝尔奖者授奖，并在市政厅举行晚宴。

斯德哥尔摩作为瑞典的首都，有很多国家级的文化研究所。最著名文化古蹟的是两个联合国教科文组织颁布的世界遗产：德寧翰宮和斯庫格墓地。

斯德哥尔摩最古老的部分是老城，它主要建造在Stadsholmen岛上。它保留了中世纪的街道系统，两条主路東長街（Österlånggatan）和西長街（Västerlånggatan）交叉横贯整个岛，还有一些小路通往岸边。岛上有名的建筑包括巨大的德国教堂（Tyska kyrkan），一些公馆和宅邸，如貴族院（Riddarhuset，诺贝尔的住宅）等。

1998年斯德哥尔摩被评为欧洲文化之都。

References sources : wikipedia