The German Church - Old Town, Stockholm

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The German Church (Swedish: Tyska kyrkan) is a church in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla Stan, the Old Town, is one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centers in Europe, and one of the foremost attractions in Stockholm. This is where Stockholm was founded in 1252.



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