{{short description|Place in Västergötland, Sweden}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Mariestad |image_skyline = SkylineMariestad.jpg |image_caption = Mariestad |pushpin_map = Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Sweden |subdivision_type3 = Municipality |subdivision_name3 = Mariestad Municipality |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Västra Götaland County |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Västergötland |area_footnotes = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__MI__MI0810__MI0810A/LandarealTatortN/ |title=Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2019 |date=24 March 2020 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |language=sv |access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 11.76 |population_as_of = 31 December 2019 |population_footnotes = <ref name=scb /> |population_total = 16,611 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). --> |population_density_km2 = 1,413 |timezone = CET |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = CEST |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coordinates = {{coord|58|42|N|13|49|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}} |website = }} '''Mariestad''' ({{audio|sv-Mariestad.ogg|<small>pronunciation</small>|help=no}}) is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 16,611 inhabitants in 2019.<ref name=scb /> Until 1997 it was the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden between 1583 and 1646.
==History== [[Image:Suecia 3-042 ; Mariestad.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Mariestad {{Circa|1700}}, in ''Suecia antiqua et hodierna''.]] 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. {{clear}} ==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.
left|thumb|150px|Mariestad Cathedral, 2003 {{clear}} == 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mariestadstidningen.se/sverige/vastra-gotalands-lan/skaraborg/mariestads-kommun/mariestad/grevby-motorstadion/ |title=Grevby Motor Stadium |website=Mariestadstidningen |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayplus.com/Mariestad_m.shtml |title=MMARIESTAD - Sweden |website=Speedway Plus |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
== 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 {{convert|23|C|F}}. 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.
{{Weather box|width = | location = Mariestad (1991-2020; extremes since 1958) | collapsed = | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | 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 high C = 1.7 | Feb high C = 1.9 | Mar high C = 5.6 | Apr high C = 11.6 | May high C = 17.0 | Jun high C = 20.5 | Jul high C = 22.8 | Aug high C = 21.8 | Sep high C = 17.1 | Oct high C = 11.0 | Nov high C = 6.0 | Dec high C = 3.1 | year high C = 11.7 | Jan mean C = -0.5 | Feb mean C = -0.7 | Mar mean C = 1.9 | Apr mean C = 6.7 | May mean C = 11.7 | Jun mean C = 15.5 | Jul mean C = 17.9 | Aug mean C = 17.0 | Sep mean C = 13.0 | Oct mean C = 7.9 | Nov mean C = 3.8 | Dec mean C = 0.8 | year mean C = 7.9 | Jan low C = -2.7 | Feb low C = -3.2 | Mar low C = -1.3 | Apr low C = 2.6 | May low C = 7.2 | Jun low C = 11.1 | Jul low C = 13.7 | Aug low C = 13.1 | Sep low C = 9.5 | Oct low C = 5.2 | Nov low C = 1.8 | Dec low C = -1.4 | year low C = 4.7 | 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 = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 40.5 | Feb precipitation mm = 35.5 | Mar precipitation mm = 28.1 | Apr precipitation mm = 35.3 | May precipitation mm = 48.4 | Jun precipitation mm = 72.8 | Jul precipitation mm = 72.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 72.2 | Sep precipitation mm = 53.2 | Oct precipitation mm = 58.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 50.9 | Dec precipitation mm = 46.7 | year precipitation mm = | snow colour = green | Jan snow cm = | Feb snow cm = | Mar snow cm = | Apr snow cm = | May snow cm = | Jun snow cm = | Jul snow cm = | Aug snow cm = | Sep snow cm = | Oct snow cm = | Nov snow cm = | Dec snow cm = | year snow cm = | Jan sun = | Feb sun = | Mar sun = | Apr sun = | May sun = | Jun sun = | Jul sun = | Aug sun = | Sep sun = | Oct sun = | Nov sun = | Dec sun = | year sun = | source = SMHI Open Data<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=83440|title = Ladda ner meteorologiska observationer | SMHI}}</ref> }}
{{Weather box|width= |location = Mariestad (2002–2021 averages & extremes) |collapsed = Yes |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |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 high C = 1.6 |Feb high C = 1.9 |Mar high C = 5.8 |Apr high C = 12.0 |May high C = 17.1 |Jun high C = 21.2 |Jul high C = 23.2 |Aug high C = 21.9 |Sep high C = 17.6 |Oct high C = 11.1 |Nov high C = 6.4 |Dec high C = 3.2 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -0.7 |Feb mean C = -0.7 |Mar mean C = 2.3 |Apr mean C = 7.4 |May mean C = 12.3 |Jun mean C = 16.4 |Jul mean C = 18.6 |Aug mean C = 17.6 |Sep mean C = 13.8 |Oct mean C = 8.2 |Nov mean C = 4.3 |Dec mean C = 1.2 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -2.9 |Feb low C = -3.2 |Mar low C = -1.3 |Apr low C = 2.7 |May low C = 7.5 |Jun low C = 11.5 |Jul low C = 14.0 |Aug low C = 13.2 |Sep low C = 9.9 |Oct low C = 5.3 |Nov low C = 2.2 |Dec low C = -0.9 |year low C = |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 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 39.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 33.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 29.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 29.5 |May precipitation mm = 54.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 70.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 78.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 83.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 50.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 55.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 52.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 44.8 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = SMHI Open Data - Precipitation for Mariestad<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=83440 | title = SMHI Open Data - Precipitation for Mariestad | publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute | language = sv |accessdate = 11 February 2022}}</ref> |source 2 = SMHI Open Data - Temperature for Mariestad<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=83440 | title= SMHI Open Data - Temperature for Mariestad | publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute| language = sv| accessdate = 11 February 2022}}</ref> |date=February 2022}}
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{{Localities in Mariestad Municipality}} {{Västra Götaland County}}
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