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Mariefred

Mariefred is situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden.

The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery here, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary" (the former name was Gripsholm, because of the Royal Gripsholm Castle located in the town.). It lies roughly 65 kilometres west of Stockholm. Mariefred, despite its small population, is for historical reasons often still referred to as a city. The East Södermanland Railway has a railway museum here with one of the finest collections of 600 mm narrow-gauge passenger railcars anywhere.

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