Drottningholm

Drottningholm
Drottningholm Palace
Drottningholm
Coordinates: 59°19′29″N 17°53′20″E / 59.32472°N 17.88889°E / 59.32472; 17.88889Coordinates: 59°19′29″N 17°53′20″E / 59.32472°N 17.88889°E / 59.32472; 17.88889
Country	Sweden
Province	Uppland
County	Stockholm County
Municipality	Ekerö Municipality
Area[1]
- Total	1.48 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	410
- Density	276/km2 (714.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Drottningholm, literally "Queen's Islet", is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, with 410 inhabitants in 2005.^[1]

It is situated on the island Lovön in lake Mälaren on the outskirts of Stockholm. The Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the Swedish Royal Family since 1981, is located here. The village was planned and built in the mid 18th century for the people working at the palace. It is a good example of how a Swedish village would have looked like in the 18th and 19th centuries, containing many picturesque houses and villas.

Drottningholm is accessible with public transport by taking the metro to Brommaplan, then an Ekerö-bound SL bus.

Drottningholm lent its name to a mercy ship, the SS Drottningholm used during World War II for the repatriation of diplomats, civilians and prisoners of war between Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Returned British soldiers on board, not knowning the meaning of the Swedish name, rendered it as "Trotting Home".

See also

• Drottningholm Palace Theatre
• Drottningholm Palace

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-08.