Marieberg (Bohuslän)
Marieberg may refer to: * Marieberg, Stockholm * Marieberg, Örebro Marieberg is a village situated in Örebro Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of Swe ...

Marieberg, Stockholm
Marieberg is a district located on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm City Centre, Sweden. Marieberg is part of the Borough of Kungsholmen. It is located west of Fridhemsgatan/Riddarfjärden, south of Drottningholmsvägen and east of Essingeleden/Viktor Rydbergs gata. In the south Marieberg borders the Mariebergsfjärden. History Marieberg has its name after the Marieberg ''malmgård'' (suburban manor), which was erected in the 1640s on the shores of Lake Mälaren for the ''Riksråd'' Bengt Skytte. He named the farm after his daughter Maria, the wife of the Master of the Horse Gustav Adam Banér. Of this first settlement, only Triewald's ''malmgård'' is preserved today, which is called ''Mangården'' on Petrus Tillaeus' map from 1733 and may be identical to Marieberg's ''malmgård''. In the area south of Rålambsvägen was Marieberg's porcelain factory (1758–1788), as well as the Marieberg military area (with, among others, the Higher Artillery School (''Högre artille ...
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