Drottningholmsmalmen

Drottningholmsmalmen is a residential district in Ekerö Municipality with numerous buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries situated near the northern shore of Lake Mälaren. The houses follow an original grid pattern with streets like Långa raden and Dragonvägen still visible today.

Gustav III granted town privileges to the area in 1782 and established a grid-pattern town plan to attract merchants and craftspeople. This royal decision transformed the area into a significant trading settlement by the lakeside.

The district shows traditional Swedish architecture with wooden facades and mansard roofs typical of the 1700s. These buildings shaped how merchants and craftspeople displayed their prosperity through their homes.

The area is easy to explore on foot and offers plenty of space to wander through the streets and admire the preserved buildings. The flat terrain makes visiting comfortable for people of different mobility levels.

The Kanton area contains about twenty specialized buildings originally constructed to manufacture luxury goods for the Swedish royal court. These workshops reveal how closely the district's economy was tied to royal demand.