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Gamla Staden, Malmö
Gamla staden ("Old town") is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the city district of Centrum, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. The Old Town consists of Malmö's medieval city centre and the New Town, which was built in the early 19th century. The Old Town can be divided into two parts, West, a largely well-preserved area, and East, which was largely demolished in the 1960s. The area is bounded by the canals to the north, east and south and by Slottsgatan to the west. The buildings are mainly closed city blocks of varying number of floors and varying age. Quite a few are offices, restaurants and shops. The dwellings are predominantly privately owned apartment buildings. The Old Town has four squares, Stortorget, Lilla torg, Drottningtorget and Gustav Adolfs torg and two shopping centers, Hansacompagniet and Caroli city. There are many historic buildings in the Old Town, such as Rosenvingeska House, the Tunnel, Thottska House, Diedenska House, Niels Kuntze's Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. '' The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entity may be referred to as a "country", such as the West Country in England, "big sky country" (used in various contexts of the American We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroli Church, Malmö
Caroli Church is a former church in Malmö, Sweden. It was built in 1880. The church is named after king Charles XI of Sweden. The first Caroli Church was built in 1680, in the same place as the current building. The church was also known as "The German Church" and the services was held in the German language for the German merchants and craftsmen of Malmö. It was Deconsecration, deconsecrated in 2010.https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/avkristnad-kyrka-blir-motesplats (Swedish) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Caroli Church, Malmo Churches in Malmö 17th-century Church of Sweden church buildings 1880 establishments in Sweden Churches completed in 1880 Churches in the Diocese of Lund 19th-century establishments in Malmöhus County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
