Kastellholmen is an islet in the centre of
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
,
Sweden
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. It belongs to the district of
Skeppsholmen
Skeppsholmen is one of the islands of Stockholm. It is connected with Blasieholmen and Kastellholmen by bridges. It is accessible by foot from Kungsträdgården, past the Grand Hôtel and Nationalmuseum, by bus number 65, or by boat from Slussen ...
. It is connected to adjacent Skeppsholmen through the
Kastellholmsbron
Kastellholmsbron ( sv, "The Citadel Islet Bridge") is a small bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the small island Kastellholmen to Skeppsholmen.
The name is derived from the citadel, lending its name to the entire island. The first ci ...
bridge.
Kastellholmen has an area of 31,000 m². Kastellholmen has previously been known as ''Notholmen'', ''Lilla Beckholmen'' and ''Skansholmen''. On the island there is a small castle,
Kastellet, which was built between 1846-1848 under design by Swedish officer and architect
Fredrik Blom
Fredrik Blom (24 January 1781 – 25 September 1853) was a Swedish officer, architect and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
Life
Fredrik Blom was born in Karlskrona. His father was a compass maker journeyman. He began his career as ...
(1781–1853). Kastellholmen, like Skeppsholmen, has been managed by the Swedish National Property Agency since 1993 and is part of the
Royal National City Park
The Royal National City Park ( sv, Kungliga nationalstadsparken) is a national city park, established by the Riksdag in 1995, and located in the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Lidingö in Sweden.
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See also
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Geography of Stockholm
The City of Stockholm is situated on fourteen islands and on the banks to the archipelago where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. The city centre is virtually situated on the water.
The area of Stockholm is one of several places in Sweden with ...
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Beckholmen : ''For an article about Beckholmen in Finland, see Pikisaari.''
Beckholmen ( Swedish: " Pitch Islet") is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Having served the city's shipping industry for centuries, Beckholmen is now regarded as a hist ...
References
Other Sources
Statens Fastighetsverk, nulägesbeskrivning Skeppsholmen-Kastellholmen, 2007.PDF 6,4 Mbyte.
Statens fastighetsverk, Skeppsholmen-Kastellholmen, historik, 2007PDF 4,7 Mbyte.
Islands of Stockholm
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