Eskilstuna Attractions
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Post code: S-632..
Telephone code: 016
Eskilstuna lies on the Eskilstunaå, which links Lake Mälar with Lake Hjälmar to the southwest. Here the two little trading settlements of Tuna and Fors grew up at an early stage. Legend has it that St Eskil, the apostle of Södermanland, was buried in Tuna.
Industry
The beginnings of the ironworking industry in this area go back to the 16th century, and in 1654, at the behest of Charles X Gustavus, a large iron foundry was established at Fors by a Livonian named Reinhold Rademacher. The foundry was designed by Jean de la Vallée, an architect who was also responsible for planning the layout of Eskilstuna. Thereafter numerous steelworks were established.
Eskilstuna has become a commuter town for residents to travel to their place of work in greater Stockholm. The city has a combination park and zoo, Parken Zoo, noted for its white tiger population.
Telephone code: 016
Eskilstuna lies on the Eskilstunaå, which links Lake Mälar with Lake Hjälmar to the southwest. Here the two little trading settlements of Tuna and Fors grew up at an early stage. Legend has it that St Eskil, the apostle of Södermanland, was buried in Tuna.
Industry
The beginnings of the ironworking industry in this area go back to the 16th century, and in 1654, at the behest of Charles X Gustavus, a large iron foundry was established at Fors by a Livonian named Reinhold Rademacher. The foundry was designed by Jean de la Vallée, an architect who was also responsible for planning the layout of Eskilstuna. Thereafter numerous steelworks were established.
Eskilstuna has become a commuter town for residents to travel to their place of work in greater Stockholm. The city has a combination park and zoo, Parken Zoo, noted for its white tiger population.
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Strangnas, Sweden
(Near Eskilstuna)
The history of Strangnas dates back to the 13th C. Some of the main attractions in the town are the Cathedral, the old mill, and the harbor.
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