Mariestad
Sign in to saveMariestad () 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mariestad is referenced by 255 other articles, and connects out to Sweden, Atlantic Ocean and time zone.
The entry is geolocated on the map in SE, across 3 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Mariestad, Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County and Populated lakeshore places in Sweden.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
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
- Instance of
- urban area in Sweden
- Official name
- Mariestad
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Mariestad Municipality
- Population
- 16750
- Area
- 1281
- Elevation
- 56
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Tidan
- Capital of
- Skaraborg County
- Official website
- mariestad.se
- Image
- SkylineMariestad.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0501
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- Commons category
- Mariestad
- topic's main category
- Category:Mariestad
- category for people born here
- Category:People from Mariestad, Sweden
- postal code
- 542 XX
- P8168
- Passow
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Diocese
- Notable natives
- Sports
- Climate
- References
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.
==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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mariestad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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