History of Stockholm

This is the history of the city of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.

Timeline

• 1252: The city is first mentioned
• 1350: The Black Death enters the city
• 1388: The city is given full city rights, as ratified by king Albert of Mecklenburg
• 1419: Stockholm becomes the capital of Sweden
• 1471: The Battle of Brunkeberg is won by Sten Sture the elder, and the Danish are ousted.
• 1520: The Stockholm bloodbath is perpetrated by Christian II of Denmark
• 1521: Gustav Vasa marches into Stockholm
• 1622: First preserved map of Stockholm dates from this year
• 1697: The old castle, Tre Kronor, burns to the ground
• 1719: The city narrowly escape Russian invasion

Historical population

1800: 75,500 inhabitants
1830: 80,600
1850: 93,000
1880: 168,800
1900: 300,600
1925: 440,700

See also Gamla Stan, History of Sweden