Strängnäs
Strängnäs is a city with 13,000 inhabitants along the southern shores of the Mälaren. Strängnäs is a very interesting stopover when cruising the Mälaren.
Right in the centre of the city is the marina, which can accomodate up to 50 boats with full service.
Strängnäs developed around a monastery and the cathedral dating XIIIth century. King Gustav Vasa was elected king in Strängnäs in 1523.
The Strängnäs cathedral is a lutheran cathedral built mainly of bricks in the scandinvian brick style.
On the centre picture above, the magnificent altarpiece of the cathedral attributed to Jan Borman, one of the best of his time, from Bussels. Look at the realism of the bad guy on the left of the picture, with the bones popping through the skin of the elbow!
On the right, Princess Isabella, alias Elizabeth, rests in the Strängnäs cathedral. In fact, she was born captive in 1564 in the Gripsholm castle and died there in 1566. The realism of the sarcophagus is quite moving.
Getting there
By public transport
Strängnäs is connected to Södertälje and Stockholm through the national railway company.
By boat
Coming from the south, there is an opening bridge just before the marina. Opening times can be found here. Further north towards Västerås, there is a 26 metre clearance bridge.
The marina can be booked at dockspot.
Strängnäs
- Coordinates: 59.376414, 17.034645
- Brick gothic cathedral