Aug 11, 2007

Sigtuna

Sigtuna is a town on Lake Mälaren, Sweden, in the metropolitan area of Stockholm, founded by King Erik the Victorious (Erik Segersäll) around the year 980.

Located near the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, 35 minutes from Stockholm, next to the sparkling waters of Mälaren, during its first two centuries of existence flourished as a residence for the crown and shopping center. The city was attacked and destroyed in 1187 by soldiers from the Karelia and were under the orders of the kingdom of Novgorod (located in territories that now belong to Russia), but was rebuilt and maintained some importance until he gradually replacing its paper nearby cities like Uppsala, Visby, Kalmar and Stockholm. It was here where he first coin was minted in Sweden, under the reign of King Olaf the Treasurer (Olof Skötkonung) in the late tenth century

It currently has about 8,000 inhabitants and is a destination of some significance, since it is the first and oldest city in Sweden.

Sigtuna particularly marked the ruins of the first churches built in eastern Sweden, and a church (I do not remember his name) who is the first Christian church in Sweden, told us a very nice man who was there, so this data is unofficial.

You can also visit the palace of Steninge Sigtuna, with shops and glass blowing art gallery and the royal palace Rosersberg, rent boats and fishing gear, golf, and enjoy beautiful walks in streets looking wooden houses.

And now a few pictures, mainly of the church and the ruins that is the part where we focus more, and still not encotramos all, since they are scattered throughout the village:

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5 Comments

Blaxter August 11, 2007 at 12:42
Why in all your photos never leaves any human or living being?
Ruben August 11, 2007 at 12:49
Because I like more photos of landscapes, buildings, sculptures, etc., and not the people, But well, next Pictures are people around the buildings, if you better, hehe.
Regards
manolito August 12, 2007 at 2:43
The interest of the photos are landscapes people because you can download the different sites in 40000.
Miguel Daza August 12, 2007 at 17:32
The photos are good to get an idea of where you are and how the whole area. However, you see pictures of cool travelers, and perhaps less information taken from wikipedia, which although interesting, could be summed up a bit. Greetings.
Blaxter August 13, 2007 at 9:51
As the patancete of Manolito, the photos without people on either side of you, take pictures of inanimate things without someone out does not make sense. Now I can catch twenty pictures of the pyramids and say I've been there.