| Brunnsviken | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view from the north with the City of Stockholm at the end of the bay (top) | |
  Brunnsviken | |
| Location | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°22.2′N 18°2.3′E / 59.3700°N 18.0383°E |
| Type | lake |
| Max. length | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.4–0.5 kilometres (0.25–0.31 mi) |
| Shore length1 | 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Brunnsviken (literally The Bay of Wells) is a 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) by 0.4–0.5 kilometres (0.25–0.31 mi) brackish lake in Sweden located on the boundary between Solna Municipality and Stockholm Municipality, connecting to Lilla Värtan through Ålkistan.[1] It has a perimeter of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). Around Brunnsviken there are a wide range of interesting buildings and facilities. Brunnsviken stretches all the way from Vasastaden, Stockholm in the south to Bergshamra, Solna in the north, with Hagaparken along the western shoreline.[1] In the 1700s, Gustav III had plans to build a continuous belt of English parks around the lake. Since 1994, Brunnsviken has been a part of the Royal National City Park.
References
- 1 2 "Brunnsviken". This is Stockholm. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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