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Mariatorget

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Tors fiske, Mariatorget, main statue
Tors fiske, Mariatorget, main statue

Mariatorget (the Maria Square) is a square and a city park in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Mariatorget
Mariatorget, Stockholm Södermalm (Södermalms stadsdelsområde)

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Mariatorget
118 50 Stockholm, Södermalm (Södermalms stadsdelsområde)
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