Gamla staden, Malmö
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Gamla staden ("Old town") is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the city district of Centrum, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.
Gamla staden | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 55°36′21″N 13°00′13″E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Skåne |
County | Skåne County |
Municipality | Malmö Municipality |
Borough of Malmö | Centrum |
Population (1 January 2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,908 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The Old Town consists of Malmö's medieval city centre and the New Town, which was built in the early 19th century. The Old Town can be divided into two parts, West, a largely well-preserved area, and East, which was largely demolished in the 1960s. The area is bounded by the canals to the north, east and south and by Slottsgatan to the west. The buildings are mainly closed city blocks of varying number of floors and varying age. Quite a few are offices, restaurants and shops. The dwellings are predominantly privately owned apartment buildings.[2]
The Old Town has four squares, Stortorget, Lilla torg, Drottningtorget and Gustav Adolfs torg and two shopping centers, Hansacompagniet and Caroli city.
There are many historic buildings in the Old Town, such as Rosenvingeska House, the Tunnel, Thottska House, Diedenska House, Niels Kuntze's House, the Town Hall, the Company House, The Governor's Residence, Jørgen Kock's House, The Hedman Farm, The Faxe House and Flensburg House.
There are two churches in the old town: St. Peter's Church and Caroli Church. There are also two schools: Västra skolan and Österportsskolan.