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It is considered to be the smallest Town Hall in Sweden, maybe in Europe. The beautiful wooden building was erected in 1744 by the resourceful mayor, Eric Kihlman. It was an impressive achievement for Sigtuna, at that time it was a poor little town.
Open June-August, 12.00-16.00.
The Exhibition hall, Sigtuna Town Hall and the Lundströmska Garden are under the administration of Sigtuna Museums.
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Sigtuna Museums' main building is at the centre of Sigtuna town to the southwest from Mariakyrkan. There is local historical museum of Sigtuna (Sigtuna Museum, Storagatan, 55) where, in particular, it is possible to see the exhibits testifying communications of ancient Sigtuna and ancient Novgorod and Kiev.
Here you'll find the exhibition ”Town of Kings, Home of Vikings -Traces of the Country's First town”, as well as temporary exhibitions, a café and the museum gift shop.
Tourist office: Storagatan, 33.
www.sal.sigtuna.se/turism
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Storagatan is the main street of Sigtuna. It is improbable beautiful and unusual for Western Europe. By its form it reminds more likely streets of old Russian towns. Houses are wooden made, carved platbands - it is very similar to what we usually see in Russia. Houses were kept from the XVIII and XIX centuries.
Archeologists have dug out, possibly, most ancient city street of Sweden under present street Storagatan.
All year around, the street is filled with people who come for the history and culture of the town, as well as for dining and shopping.
Official site www.sigtuna.se
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St.Olaf is the second ruins of the town, not less remarkable than the ruins of St Per. Spirit grasps when you try to realize its age - more than 800 years!
Ruins stands on an eminence and predominates over surrounding landscape. There were kept elements of a decor and a stone with ancient inscriptions inside the ruins.
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The Sacred Maria's Gothic church (Mariakyrkan) was constructed in the XIII century in a territory of a Dominican monastery.
In its modern view it is laid out from red bricks and does not make so strong impression as more ancient ruins. It is an usual church, hundreds and thousand churches of its view you can see in Sweden.
The church is opened for visiting 9.00-16.00.
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No one Swedish city has so many runic stones, as Sigtuna has. There are more than ten integral runic monuments in the city centre, and also a set of fragments of stones, and 150 more runic stones are totaled around the district. They were installed in the XI century as memorable signs to outstanding members of a society.
Keys to the runic alphabet can be obtained, for your own efforts at reading these ancient messages at the Tourist Office and the Museum in Storagatan.
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Ruins of church St Peter (St. Per) make a very strong impression. It is considered, that the church was constructed in the XIIth century.
An influence of architecture of English and Norman temples is noticeable in its shape.
Ancient ruins are very attractive to tourists and gives to the city a special charm.
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The Romance tower of Sacred Laurent (St. Lars) was kept hardly in the side in the Prastgata street. Its construction is carried to the XII century.
It perfectly supplements the ensemble of three beautiful ruins of Sigtuna: St. Per, St. Olaf and St Lars.
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Sigtuna Museum shows the early history of Sigtuna on the permanent exhibition "Town of kings - home of vikings" with some rune stones, drawings, pictures and findings from archaeological excavations. A must for viking lovers.
Practical info: open Tuesday-Sunday noon-4pm during September to May. Admission fee: 20 SEK for adults, 10 SEK for students, free admission for children up to 19 years of age. Address: Stora Gatan 55Directions: Walking distance from Sigtuna Busstation.Website: http://195.190.203.17/museer/index.htm
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There are 3 church ruins in Sigtuna that are famous. One of them is St. Peter's Church and was probably built on the 12th century a church for coronation of the king because of an interpretation of a portal in one of the towers and it's considered to be the diocese's cathedral before the move to Gamla Uppsala in 1190. Address: KlockbackenDirections: From Märsta Station: take the bus 570 or 575 and get off at the stop called Klockbacken. You'll see it from the stop. Walking distance from Sigtuna Museet and Maria Church.
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on October 12, 2006
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