page_title: Mariestad
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Mariestad / Sports
context_page_description: Mariestad is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,591 inhabitants in 2010. It was until 1997 the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden between 1583 and 1646.
context_section_description: The following sports clubs are located in Mariestad:
  IFK Mariestad
  Mariestads BK
  Mariestad BoIS HC
  IBK Lockerud Mariestad
caption: Mariestad Cathedral, 2003
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