Mariestad

Mariestad () is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 16,611 inhabitants in 2019. Until 1997 it was the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden between 1583 and 1646.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Mariestad
Settlement.image_skyline: SkylineMariestad.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Mariestad
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mariestad Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västergötland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 11.76
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2019
Settlement.population_total: 16,611
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1,413
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Mariestad
Population: 16750
Area: 1281
Elevation: 56
Official website: mariestad.se
Image: SkylineMariestad.jpg
Dialing code: 0501

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Commons category: Mariestad
postal code: 542 XX
P8168: Passow

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==History== left|350px|thumb|Mariestad , in Suecia antiqua et hodierna. The city was founded in 1583 by Duke Charles, who later became King Charles IX of Sweden. The city is named after his wife Marie of Pfalz. The coat of arms for Mariestad, an ox stepping out of the water, is said to be what Marie of Pfalz saw by the bay of Tidan in Mariestad when she first arrived there.