Engelbrekt Parish Explained

Engelbrekt Parish
Native Name:Engelbrekts församling
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Parish
Pushpin Map:Sweden Stockholm#Sweden
Coordinates:59.3439°N 18.0675°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Stockholm Municipality
Subdivision Type2:Religious congregation
Subdivision Name2:Church of Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Diocese
Subdivision Name3:Diocese of Stockholm
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1 May 1906
Leader Title:Vicar
Leader Name:?
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:25,000
Code1 Name:Parish code
Code1 Info:018010 (1952-01-01–1966-12-31) and 018009 (1967-01-01–)
Code2 Name:Pastorship code
Code2 Info:131103

Engelbrekt Parish (Swedish: Engelbrekts församling) is a parish in Östermalm's church district (kontrakt) in the Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden. The parish is located in Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm County. The parish forms its own pastorship.

History

Engelbrekt Parish was formed on 1 May 1906 (by decision of 15 April 1904) through an outbreak of Hedvig Eleonora Parish.[2] The parish has composed its own pastorship since 1 May 1906.[3]

Location

Engelbrekt Parish includes covers an area from the northern tip of Ålkistan, the eastern tip of Värtahamnen and the southern tip of Stureplan. The border with Stockholm City Centre follows Tegeluddsvägen, Lidingövägen, Brahegatan and Birger Jarlsgatan.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Om Engelbrekts församling . . About Engelbrekt Parish . 26 February 2020 . Swedish.
  2. Book: Folkräkningen den 31 december 1910 1 Areal och folkmängd för särskilda förvaltningsområden . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102415/http://www.scb.se/Grupp/Hitta_statistik/Historisk_statistik/_Dokument/SOS/Folkrakningen_1910_1.pdf . 1914 . Stockholm . 24 September 2015 . dead . sv . . 1.
  3. Book: Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna . 1st . 1989 . Riksskatteverket, Skatteförvaltningen . Stockholm . sv . 9138120232 . . }