German Embassy Stockholm
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State level | bilateral | ||
Position of the authority | Embassy | ||
Supervisory authority (s) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
Headquarters | Stockholm | ||
ambassador | Anna Elisabeth Prince | ||
Website | www.stockholm.diplo.de |
The German Embassy Stockholm is the diplomatic mission of Germany in Sweden . The embassy building, built from 1958 to 1960 based on designs by Godber Nissen , has been located at Skarpögatan 9 in Diplomatstaden since 1960 . The residence of the German ambassador is located on the premises of the embassy.
history
Before the Second World War , the embassy was on Blasieholmen in the Hovslagargatan 2 building, opposite Gamla stan (the historic old town of Stockholm). In 1951 the General Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany resumed its work there. A few months later it became a legation, and from 1956 an embassy.
The embassy in Skarpögatan became famous when it was stormed by members of the Red Army faction on April 24, 1975 when Stockholm was taken hostage . Two hostages were murdered and one of the hostage-takers died in an accidentally triggered explosion.
Between 2007 and 2010 the building was renovated. In the course of this, the ambassador's residence on the site was demolished in 2009. During the construction phase, the embassy moved to a building at Artillerigatan 64, approx. 1.3 km away. In September 2010 she returned to the Skarpögatan.
In autumn 2018, a new residence was inaugurated on the embassy grounds.
The former embassy building on Blasieholmen with mourning flags for the death of Adolf Hitler on April 30, 1945.
Seal of the Imperial German Legation in Stockholm.
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Coordinates: 59 ° 20 ′ 4 " N , 18 ° 6 ′ 22.3" E