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.
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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.