Editing Riddarfjärden

{{Short description|Bay of Lake Mälaren in Stockholm}}
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'''Riddarfjärden''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈrɪ̂dːarˌfjæːɖɛn|lang}}, "The Knight Firth") is the easternmost bay of [[Mälaren|Lake Mälaren]] in central [[Stockholm]]. Stockholm was founded in 1252 on an island in the stream where Lake Mälaren (from the west) drains into the [[Baltic Sea]] (to the east); today the island is called [[Stadsholmen]] and constitutes [[Gamla stan|Stockholm's Old Town]].

{{wide image|La2-riddarfjarden.jpg|800px| A panoramic view of Riddarfjärden.}}

The [[panorama]] picture featured in this article was taken from the heights of [[Södermalm]], west of Stadsholmen, looking down on Riddarfjärden. Left to right are viewable:
* [[Västerbron]] bridge
* [[Kungsholmen]] Island
* [[Stockholm City Hall]], a red brick building with a bell tower, where the [[Nobel Prize]] dinner is served
* The tower of [[Klara Kyrka]] on [[Norrmalm]], with its green copper roof
* five white skyscrapers between [[Sergels torg]] and [[Hötorget]]
* construction cranes
* iron tower of [[Riddarholmen Church]] on [[Riddarholmen]] Island
* yellow tower of Storkyrkan on Stadsholmen, in front of the flat roof of the [[Stockholm Palace]]
* narrow tower of Tyska Kyrkan on [[Stadsholmen]]
* distant radio and TV tower [[Kaknästornet]]

==Seasons==
Riddarfjärden throughout the year.
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Riddarfjärden vinter 2012.jpg|Riddarfjärden in winter at Norr Mälarstrand
Långholmen 2009a.jpg|In the spring looking towards [[Långholmen]]
Riddarfjärden juli 2012.jpg|Early summer morning looking towards [[Södermalm]]
Riddarfjärden från Långholmen 2012.jpg|In the autumn, seen from Långholmen.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Geography of Stockholm]]

== External links ==
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[[Category:Bays of Sweden]]
[[Category:Mälaren]]
[[Category:Geography of Stockholm]]
[[Category:Landforms of Stockholm County]]


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