Strängnäs

Strängnäs is a locality and the seat of Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 15,363 inhabitants in 2020. It is located by Lake Mälaren and is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Strängnäs, one of the thirteen dioceses of the Church of Sweden. Prominently located on a hilltop, Strängnäs Cathedral, built between 1291 and 1340, is an important landmark.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Strängnäs
Settlement.image_skyline: Strängnäs Sky View.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Seen from the south
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Södermanland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Strängnäs Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Södermanland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Södermanland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 975.09
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Settlement.population_total: 38526
Settlement.population_density_km2: 40
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Encyclopedic overview

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Etymology
History
Contemporary life
Museums
Gallery
References
External links

== Etymology == The city's name is first encountered in 1120, in reference to the Diocese. The name Strängnäs is derived from the fact that the city is located near a strait and on several hills, especially on two major ones, the "Mill Hill" and the "Cathedral Hill". In Old Norse strengr indicates a "narrow channel of water" and nes refers to an "isthmus", "narrow peninsula", or " headland", a very common toponymic in Scandinavia.

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