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periods. At one of these, in 1435, Engelbrekt, and at another,
in 1471, Sten Sture the Elder, were chosen administrators. In
1561 the important Articles of Arboga were passed at another diet
here. Arboga has frequently been a residence of the Swedish
kings, and in the time of Gustavus Vasa had a mint of its own.
The Parish Church contains a Descent from the Cross , ascribed to
Rembrandt. By means of the navigable Arbogaå, on which the
town lies, and the Hjelmare Canal, Lakes Hjelmaren and Mälaren
are connected. — Steamboat to Stockholm thrice weekly.
S7 Kil. Valskog is the junction for Thorshälla and Eskilstuna
(see p. 353).
96Kil. (59!/2>1.) Keeping(Jernvägs-Hotellet; Köpings-Hotel), a
town with 3500 inhab., lies on the river of the same name, near
Lake Mälaren. Steamboats to Stockholm daily. As the
railway-journey on the N. bank of the lake is uninteresting, many
travellers will prefer to proceed by steamer from Köping to Thorshälla
and Strengnäs. drive to Mariefred, and take another steamer thence
to Stockholm. With regard to the lake and the principal places
on its banks, see R. 44. — About 1 Engl. M. from Köping is
Johannisdal, a small watering-place. Branch-line from Köping to
the X.W. to (34 Kil.) Uttersberg and (46 Kil.) Ridderhytlan.
passing a number of considerable iron-works and factories.
106 Kil. Munktorp. 112 Kil. Kolbäck. where the train crosses
the Strömsholm Canal (p. 365), is the junction for the Rekarne and
Eskilstuna line(p. 353), the first station of which is (8 Kil.)
Strömsholm (p. 366), at the beginning of the canal. 121 Kil. Dingtuna.
131 Kil. (81 M.) Vesterås (Central Hotel; Hotel Vesterås; Hotel
Klippan; Nya Hotellet), with 6700 inhab., the capital of a district
and an episcopal see. - The name is a contraction of Vestra Aros
(‘W. mouth’), a title given to the place to distinguish it from Östra
Aros (Upsala). It was anciently a town of considerable importance
and possessed a Dominican monastery and several churches and
chapels. Xo fewer than eleven national diets were held here, the most
important being that of 1527, which suppressed the Roman Catholic
church in Sweden, and that of 1844, which settled the succession
to the throne on Vasa’s heirs. The principal edifice is the
handsome Gothic * Cathedral, founded in the 11th cent., enlarged by
Birger.lari and consecrated anew in 1271. afterwards frequently
altered, and finally restored in 1850-60. The tower, added in the
18th cent., is the highest in Sweden (310 ft.). The altar-piece
dates from the beginning of the 16th century. Svante Sture, the
administrator (d. 1512), and Eric XIV. (d. 1577) lie buried here.
A marble sarcophagus was erected in memory of the latter by
Gustavus III. The tomb of the regent Magnus Brahe (d. 1844j
is marked by a marble monument. The Episcopal Library of
12,000 vols. includes that of the Elector of Mayence brought from
Germany by Oxenstjerna and presented to the cathedral about the
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