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Tullinge Church
Tullinge Church ( sv, Tullinge kyrka) is a church building in Tullinge, Botkyrka, Sweden. See also * Tumba Church {{coord, 59, 12, 49, N, 17, 52, 54, E, source:wikidata, display=title Churches in Stockholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among any other of its type in the Nordic countries overall. Swedish, like the other Nordic languages, is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Written Norwegian and Danish are usually more easily understood by Swedish speakers than the spoken languages, due to the differences in tone, accent, and intonation. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional varieties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest Lutheran denomination in Europe and the third-largest in the world, after the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. A member of the Porvoo Communion, the church professes Lutheranism. It is composed of thirteen dioceses, divided into parishes. It is an open national church which, working with a democratic organisation and through the ministry of the church, covers the whole nation. The Primate of the Church of Sweden, as well as the Metropolitan of all Sweden, is the Archbishop of Uppsala. Today, the Church of Sweden is an Evangelical Lutheran church. It is liturgically and theologically "high church", having retained priests, vestments, and the Mass during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Stockholm (Church Of Sweden)
The Diocese of Stockholm ( sv, Stockholms stift) is a division of the Church of Sweden. Its cathedral is Storkyrkan in Stockholm's Old Town. The diocese covers most of metropolitan Stockholm and was formed in 1942 from parts of the medieval dioceses of Strängnäs and Uppsala, both pre-dating the foundation of Stockholm. Before 1942, the City of Stockholm itself and Greater Stockholm were divided more or less equally between the two medieval dioceses at Slussen just south of Stockholm's Old Town. Bishop The current bishop of Stockholm is Andreas Holmberg, who was enthroned on 5 March 2019. The following have served as Bishop of Stockholm from the Second World War to the present day:See the episcopal succession lishere * Manfred Björkquist (1942–1954) * Helge Ljungberg (1954–1971) * Ingmar Ström (1971–1979) *Lars Carlzon (1979–1984) *Krister Stendahl (1984–1988) *Henrik Svenungsson (1988–1998) * Caroline Krook (1998–2009) * Eva Brunne (2009–2019) * Andreas Holm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullinge
Tullinge is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the eastern part of Botkyrka Municipality, on the border to the Flemingsberg part of Huddinge Municipality. It had approximately 20,000 inhabitants in 2011. Statistik Botkyrka. Tullinge has become known for the Airforce airfield (F18), now closed down and mostly turned into student apartments. Tullinge is a part of Stockholm commuter rail, which was built in 1968. Climate The weather station of Tullinge is located in a frost hollow outside the urban heat island of Stockholm at the old Airforce airfield and regularly sees significantly colder night temperatures compared to the other stations in Stockholm as a result of that. Tullinge has a humid continental climate (Humid continental climate, Dfb) with a high diurnal range, and a relatively low amo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botkyrka Municipality
Botkyrka Municipality ( ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, not far from the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the town of Tumba. In 1971 ''Grödinge'' was merged with Botkyrka and in 1974 ''Salem'' was added. The Salem part was split off again in 1983, and a new Salem Municipality was formed. Botkyrka has an estimated population of 91,925. History The municipality is named after Saint Botvid, a Christian missionary during the 12th century. Saint Botvid is shown on the seal and coat of arms of Botkyrka Municipality, where he carries an axe and a fish. Another remnant of Botkyrka's Christian medieval history is the Botkyrka church, made of stone. Politically the municipality is primarily Social Democratic, that has governed Botkyrka for a long period except 3 years in the early 1990s. However, with fewer seats the party now governs together with The Green Party, and The Left Party. There have also been several local parties. For a long per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumba Church
Tumba Church ( sv, Tumba kyrka) is a church building in Tumba, Botkyrka, Sweden. See also * Tullinge Church Tullinge Church ( sv, Tullinge kyrka) is a church building in Tullinge, Botkyrka, Sweden. See also * Tumba Church Tumba Church ( sv, Tumba kyrka) is a church building in Tumba, Botkyrka Botkyrka Municipality ( ) is a municipality in Stoc ... {{coord missing, Sweden Churches in Stockholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
