Mariestad

History

The city was founded in 1583 by Duke Charles, who later became King Charles IX of Sweden. The city is named after his wife Marie of Pfalz. The coat of arms for Mariestad, an ox stepping out of the water, is said to be what Marie of Pfalz saw by the bay of Tidan in Mariestad when she first arrived there.

Diocese

Mariestad is one of two Swedish cities with a cathedral without a bishop's seat, the other being Kalmar. For political reasons, the diocese of Mariestad was presided over by a superintendent rather than a bishop from 1583 until 1646, when the superintendent was moved to Karlstad and the diocese of Mariestad was absorbed by that of Skara.

Notable natives

• Gustavus Schmidt (1795–1877), American lawyer and lecturer
• Axel Lindahl (1841–1906), photographer
• Dag Wennlund (born 1963), javelin thrower
• Evelyn Mok (born 1987), actress and comedian
• Helena Andersson
• Anni Dewani

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Mariestad:

• IFK Mariestad
• Mariestads BK
• Mariestad BoIS HC
• IBK Lockerud Mariestad
• Mariestads Motorklubb run a motorcycle speedway team called Örnarna at the Grevby Motorstadion.

Climate

Mariestad has a maritime climate influenced by its position on lake Vänern and the relative proximity to the North Atlantic. The town has warmer weather than elsewhere in western Sweden due to the influence of Vänern counterbalancing the low-pressure systems from further west. Mariestad is also shielded behind the archipelago and the peninsula to its west, which makes it warmer than areas further southwest on the lake shore. This leads to sunny summers with average afternoon temperatures being about 23 C. Summer nights are very mild by inland standards due to the lake influence. Winters are often mild with infrequent snow cover with the lake being large enough to provide further moderation of cold snaps compared to towns on the east coast like Norrköping and Nyköping on the same latitude. Vänern often remains in a liquid state during winters due to mild temperatures.

| Jan record high C = 10.7 | Feb record high C = 13.1 | Mar record high C = 18.3 | Apr record high C = 27.2 | May record high C = 30.0 | Jun record high C = 31.0 | Jul record high C = 34.3 | Aug record high C = 34.7 | Sep record high C = 27.2 | Oct record high C = 22.6 | Nov record high C = 17.8 | Dec record high C = 12.5 | year record high C = | Jan avg record high C = 7.4 | Feb avg record high C = 7.4 | Mar avg record high C = 12.4 | Apr avg record high C = 19.7 | May avg record high C = 25.3 | Jun avg record high C = 27.4 | Jul avg record high C = 29.1 | Aug avg record high C = 28.0 | Sep avg record high C = 22.8 | Oct avg record high C = 16.4 | Nov avg record high C = 11.4 | Dec avg record high C = 8.4 | year avg record high C = 30.4 | Jan avg record low C = -12.0 | Feb avg record low C = -12.1 | Mar avg record low C = -8.5 | Apr avg record low C = -3.4 | May avg record low C = 1.4 | Jun avg record low C = 6.4 | Jul avg record low C = 9.7 | Aug avg record low C = 8.4 | Sep avg record low C = 3.2 | Oct avg record low C = -2.0 | Nov avg record low C = -5.3 | Dec avg record low C = -10.2 | year avg record low C = -15.4 | Jan record low C = -26.5 | Feb record low C = -31.5 | Mar record low C = -23.1 | Apr record low C = -12.5 | May record low C = -3.3 | Jun record low C = 1.1 | Jul record low C = 4.5 | Aug record low C = 2.2 | Sep record low C = -2.4 | Oct record low C = -11.0 | Nov record low C = -18.7 | Dec record low C = -22.2 | year record low C =

|Jan record high C = 10.7 |Feb record high C = 13.1 |Mar record high C = 18.3 |Apr record high C = 23.9 |May record high C = 30.0 |Jun record high C = 31.0 |Jul record high C = 34.3 |Aug record high C = 34.7 |Sep record high C = 27.2 |Oct record high C = 22.6 |Nov record high C = 17.8 |Dec record high C = 12.5 |year record high C = 34.7 |Jan avg record high C = 7.4 |Feb avg record high C = 7.7 |Mar avg record high C = 12.7 |Apr avg record high C = 19.2 |May avg record high C = 25.3 |Jun avg record high C = 28.0 |Jul avg record high C = 29.4 |Aug avg record high C = 28.1 |Sep avg record high C = 23.5 |Oct avg record high C = 16.6 |Nov avg record high C = 11.9 |Dec avg record high C = 8.5 |year avg record high C = 30.8 |Jan avg record low C = -12.2 |Feb avg record low C = -11.4 |Mar avg record low C = -8.3 |Apr avg record low C = -2.8 |May avg record low C = 1.8 |Jun avg record low C = 7.0 |Jul avg record low C = 10.1 |Aug avg record low C = 8.4 |Sep avg record low C = 3.6 |Oct avg record low C = -1.8 |Nov avg record low C = -5.3 |Dec avg record low C = -9.1 |year avg record low C = -15.2 |Jan record low C = -24.4 |Feb record low C = -22.4 |Mar record low C = -20.0 |Apr record low C = -7.0 |May record low C = -1.3 |Jun record low C = 4.2 |Jul record low C = 7.8 |Aug record low C = 6.2 |Sep record low C = -0.1 |Oct record low C = -8.5 |Nov record low C = -11.6 |Dec record low C = -22.2 |year record low C = -24.4

References

References

1. (24 March 2020). "Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2019". [[Statistics Sweden]].
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4. "Ladda ner meteorologiska observationer | SMHI".