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Routes start

00 Tegelviksslingan

59.315959, 18.097175 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Viking Line terminal

Stage 1

15 Tegelviksgatan 22  

59.311759, 18.098516 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Model of a bus in the hall
Route number

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The Museum of Public Transport (literally “tram museum”) was founded in the early 20th century. Originally it was a closed museum of a tram company. In the mid 20th century it was opened for general public and in 1990 the museum moved to a new building. The museum exhibits take a floor area of 120х150 m (partly sharing it with the toy museum) and cover over a century of transport development – from horse trams and tram cars to modern subway cars.
21 Mäster Pers gränd 6  

59.312624, 18.08709 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Plaque with the institution name on the fence
Inscription on the plaque

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Historically, dock-yard workers, dockers and common labourers lived on small rural street Mäster Pers Gränd. Most houses that are preserved here have never been renovated. There are no central water supply and sewage systems. Water is in a well and toilet in a yard. Except that electric wiring has been installed.
25 Danviksbron  

59.313566, 18.103827 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sign on the bridge elements
Clearance value for ships
11,8 m

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The question of a new water way from Malaren Lake to Stockholm Gulf came up in the early 20th century: the current gate in the structure of Nils Ericson by Slussen Square for long had been unable to cope with loads and was small for modern ships. A new canal way was laid from Lake Hammarby along the eastern part of Södermalm and a new swing bridge was built over the canal mouth.
33 Lotsgatan

59.31517, 18.091822 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Number of antique street lanterns along the street
38 Blecktornsstigen 6

59.306995, 18.085835 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Children’s playground to the south of the indicated address
Number of flowers on the stadium fence
50 Bondegatan 75

59.313265, 18.09504 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Signboard with animals
Website not corresponding to the animal image
55 Östgötagatan 100

59.304519, 18.08061 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Bicycle parking in the form of a gearwheel segments near the building
Number of separate segments
73 Götgatan 105  

59.306885, 18.077327 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Inscription made with white paint on the wall
Number of letters “A”

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Götgatan Street is one of the longest streets in Stockholm centre, the main street of Södermalm Island. With its existence since the 12th century, it was named in 1640s as it used to be a part of the old Göt street. The northern part of the street going down the steep hill is for pedestrians. Recently it has become very popular.
20 Hammarby Slussväg 17

59.304076, 18.070128 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Carpark near the indicated address, car with a competition logo
Signature of an official

Stage 2

12 Ludvigsbergsgatan 20  

59.319955, 18.054904 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Villa gates
Sign inside the wreath

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The brewery was founded in 1857, but the modern building was built in 1893 after the former one was destroyed in fire. The German beer was brewed here for over a hundred years until 1971 and the brewery was named after the famous Bavarian city of brewers, Munich. Now this building is used for exhibitions and conferences, offering offices, concert and exhibition halls. The city hall is decorated with busts of workers who built this building. Among them is a bust of a person from Munich hall who supplied beer to builders.
18 Tantogatan 77  

59.310664, 18.044969 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Bridge pillar near the indicated address, inscription
King’s name

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Fourteen islands of Stockholm are connected by 57 bridges of different design and purpose, from pedestrian and railway to classic multispan and cable bridges. However by the end of the past century the city developed a dominant tendency in bridge construction - to build high fixed-span bridges that do not hinder maritime, vehicle, public transport or pedestrian traffic. Such bridges even allow citizens and tourists to enjoy wonderful views of the city.
19 Hornstulls strand 4К

59.313878, 18.033822 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Café photograph over the pier entrance
Inscription in red letters
22 Wooden bridge along the bay near Rackarbacken  

59.306047, 18.060365 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Boating club sign on the pier door
Year on the sign

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Country life was borrowed by the Swedes from the Germans more than 100 yeas ago. Garden plots were allotted in Skane province to poor families under privileged conditions enabling them to grow vegetables and fruit for sale. As garden plots transformed from the labour place to the recreation area, country agglomerations appeared in Sweden like in Russia. Stockholm citizens hold garden plots under lease rights. To lease a garden plot of one hundred square meters, one should have a permanent residence in the city. Any construction is prohibited on all leased plots as a lessee obtains a plot with an already built house and a small barn for garden needs. Similar one-storey cottages in country colonies have one or two rooms with garden furniture from the nearest IKEA.
27 Tideliusgatan 16  

59.310467, 18.060558 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Number of French balconies on the building

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Guldbröllopshemmet (literally “house of golden wedding anniversary) was built in 1913 by a resolution of city authorities of Stockholm in honor of the 50th wedding anniversary of King Oscar II and Queen Sophia. The building was made in the Art Nouveau style and decorated by French balconies with a very narrow area that can only accomodate a foot. Now the residential home for the elderly people is located in this building.
31 Ansgariegatan 5

59.317617, 18.046288 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sign to the left of the gate
Number of lanterns on the picture of the estate
34 Tantogatan

59.310987, 18.04999 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Area between houses No. 19 and 27
Number of cat statues
39 Högalids kyrkväg 15

59.317245, 18.037941 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Gated entrance to the territory
Number of stars
41 Intersection of Högalidsgatan and Bergsunds strand  

59.318466, 18.026623 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Reimersholme island information board at the intersection
Modern name of the drink

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Reimersholme Island took its current name in 1798 after the name of the hatter and magistrate Anders Reimers whose property has been preserved on the eastern shore of the island. Reimersholme became part of Stockholm in 1913. In 1860s a wool processing plant was built at which prisoners from one of prisons worked. The plant went bankrupt in 1934 and this place was bought by the housing cooperative association HSB. By the mid 1940s the association built houses in the northern and eastern part of the island. In 1980s the southern part where alcohol production was based turned into a residential area. The island may be accessed by city buses.
43 Hjalmar Cederströms gata 13

59.308331, 18.058562 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Summer terrace of a cafe, slab at the beginning of the path leading down
Year on the slab
58 Bergsunds strand 35

59.315619, 18.030099 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Guest house window case
Number on the kerosene lamp
63 Skinnarviksringen 6

59.319714, 18.04822 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Park to the south-east of the building, monument in the park
Maximum year on the plaque
10 Mariatorget

59.318362, 18.062789 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Bench in the centre of the public garden
Signature of an official

Stage 3

04 Prästgatan 78  

59.323127, 18.072719 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Memorial plaque on the building
Date on the plaque
28 maj 1853

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The width of the narrowest alley in Stockholm is mere 90 cm. With a stair of 36 steps, the alley was referred to as the Stair street in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its current name appeared on the map as early as in 1733, but it was not until 1949 that it was finally established. Now it is named after Marten Trotzig, the German merchant who immigrated to Sweden in 1581 and bought properties in the alley.
05 Intersection of Hornsgatan and Bellmansgatan

59.319265, 18.065214 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Restaurant advertisement on the fence
Restaurant address
Bellmansgatan 22B
07 Blecktornsgränd 3

59.320349, 18.062553 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sign with a drawing on the gates
Number of people depicted on the sign
11 Pustegränd 7

59.320106, 18.067601 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Monument near the building
Sum of digits on the plaque
14 Sven Vintappares gränd 3

59.324778, 18.068696 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Signboard on the building
Foundation year of the establishment
23 Hornsgatan 4

59.31993, 18.069967 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Decoration of the street façade on the ground floor level
Number of faces
26 Brännkyrkagatan 20  

59.319742, 18.0642 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Doors of the building
Number of people depicted

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Brännkyrkagatan is the steepest street in Stockholm with a slope of up to 22%. In the early 20th century this feature was used to test brake systems of the first Stockholm vehicles and test skills of claimants of "Kompetensbevis för bilkörning", “driving skills certificate”, a prototype of the modern driving license.
29 Kornhamnstorg 4  

59.322774, 18.070584 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Telephone booths near the building
Number of isolators on the roof

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Telephone services in Stockholm began to be installed in 1877 as the telephone set was demonstrated to King Oscar II. Since Alexander Bell, an inventor of the telephone, did not patent his invention in Sweden, the well-known Lars Magnus Ericsson, a founder of the like-named company, started to manufacture telephone equipment in the same year. However the first public telephone network was launched in 1880 by the Stockholm telephone company of Bell and the rental fee in a 121-user network was 160-280 krones, subject to the distance to a station, which is now equivalent to 10-15 thousand krones. In 1887 there appeared a futuristic telephone tower for 4,000 telephone lines, in 1908 - for 106 thousand users, in 1923 - the first automatic system... Now corded telephones in Sweden are some sort of anachronysm, typical of big offices, let alone with street automatic telephones. These have been forced out by cheap, convenient and publicly available mobile service and the Internet.
42 Västerlånggatan 48

59.324033, 18.070568 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Dragon on a bookshop signboard
Number of spikes
30 Tage Erlanders plats

59.326951, 18.068873 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Signature of an official

Stage 4

01 Lantmäteribacken 1

59.32984, 18.070836 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Coat of arms on the plaque to the left of the entrance to the building
Number of crowns
02 Еrstagatan 1  

59.316599, 18.090899 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Cross on the territory of the building
Date on the plaque

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The Ersta church is located on the southern hills of Södermalm island. Originally religious services were held at a local hospital, but soon it became clear that the room was too small. The new church building in the Neo-Gothic style was built in 1872 upon the design of the architect Per Ulrik Stenhammar. The interior was renovated in the late 1960s. Apart from services, music concerts are now held at Ersta kyrka.
03 Skeppsbrokajen embankment to the east of the Royal Palace

59.326737, 18.074988 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Gustav III monument
Sum of the Roman digits on the pedestal
1813
06 Fjällgatan 16  

59.317349, 18.084097 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Entrance to the theatre
Number of silhouettes in the windows

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Fjällgatan street is located on a cliff, which height is 27.8 m. It offers a fantastic view of the lake and Stockholm centre. Citizens call it “Stockholm balcony”. Old wooden houses built in the 18th century are preserved on the street.
09 Österlånggatan 19

59.324925, 18.074044 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Model of a lightship in the shop window
Inscription on the ship
24 Medborgarplatsen 2  

59.314308, 18.071775 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Balcony on the first floor level
Number of human figures in the balcony grate decoration

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Medborgarplatsen (literally “Civil square”) is one of the largest squares in Stockholm. It is a common place for holding meetings, 1st May holiday or celebration of local sports clubs. A big public library is located on the square, in winter a skating rink is made and in summer it is turned into a terrace with benches. A like-named subway station is located by the square. It was opened in 1933 as the underground tram stop and in 1950 it was re-equipped as one of the first subway stations.
35 Tjärhovsgatan 4

59.31491, 18.073888 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Public garden on the opposite side of the street
Number of red bears
36 Strömsborg island  

59.327104, 18.063074 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Building on the island
Number of spherical lights on the façade facing the Stockholm city hall

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Strömsborg island is a small island in Stockholm centre. For many centuries there were just a few uninhabited cliffs surrounded by hidden pitfalls. When Queen Christina donated the island to her half-brother in 1647, indeed such gift could be regarded a deliberate offence. The island was not honored to be laid down on the map for long. In 1740 the island was bought by the merchant Berge Olofson Ström who built a stone house surrounded by linden trees. The name of island may be derived both from the owner’s surname and Swedish word Strömmen (“stream”). Gradually the island turned into an idyllic place with small houses. However the idyl was gone as there appeared a current palace (in 1895-1897) and two bridges, one in 1872-1878 and the other in the 20th century (1961-1967). The island had been the head-quarters of the Swedish Sports Confederation for long and now it has the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
37 Kocksgatan 18

59.313845, 18.076994 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Entrance not in use on the corner of the building, painting
Paint brand
40 Slottsbacken 2C

59.325497, 18.072327 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

One-storey building in the yard
Letters on the black plaque on the doors
52 Skaraborgsgatan 9

59.316802, 18.070289 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sculpture near the building, plaque on the foundation
Second line on the plaque
56 Katarina gångbro  

59.318521, 18.073803 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Information boards on the southern side of the bridge, board with the year 1850 on it
Stockholm’s population

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The Katarina lift is a passenger lift built in 1881 as an elevator from the Slussen transportation hub to the Södermalm district. It acquired its current appearance in 1935 during reconstruction of the junction. As subway emerged the elevator became obsolete and the lift turned into a tourist attraction and the bridge between the lift and the mountain top became an observation site. However the lift was closed in 2010 due to unreliable design. According to the recently developed renovation plan the elevator may be put into operation again in 2019.

Routes finish

99 Tegelviksslingan

59.315959, 18.097186 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Viking Line terminal