Stockholm

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Founded: Jul 18, 2005 1:40 PM
Location: Stocktown city
SWEDEN-SE
Member(s): 594

http://www.stockholmtown.com

Welcome to Stockholm, the capital and largest city of Sweden.
Greater Stockholm has some 2 million inhabitants.
760,000 live in the central area of Stockholm and the rest in the farther suburbs.

Stockholm City is built on 14 islands connected by 57 bridges.
The spectacular archipelago consists of 24,000 small islands.
Stockholm city is home to some 1,600 restaurants and 3,600 stores.
Stockholm has 100 art galleries and 70 museums, which is the single
greatest concentration of galleries and museums in one place in the whole world.

The Stockholm subway, also known as the worlds longest art gallery, is 68 miles long.
Close to 90 of the subways 100 stations are adorned with paintings, sculptures, and mosaics.

Stockholm is the only capital in the world that permits hot-air balloons to fly over it.

Most international visitors come from Great Britain, the United States, and Germany.
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