Vaxholm Municipality
Encyclopedia
Vaxholm Municipality is a municipality
within Stockholm archipelago
in Stockholm County
in east central Sweden
. The municipal slogan
is "Vaxholm – the capital of the archipelago", due to its central location in the archipelago. Its seat is located in the city of Vaxholm
.
From 1974 to 1984 Vaxholm was united with Österåker Municipality
, making up a municipality called Vaxholm, but with the seat in Åkersberga
. After the "divorce" the new Vaxholm Municipality came out larger than it had been before the amalgamation. The municipality prefers to style itself City of Vaxholm.
64 islets are in the municipality, and also the peninsula
Bogesundslandet.
. Ships transporting passengers between the islands began running on a daily basis in the 1850s. Today, many of islands (among them the main island Vaxholm) can also be reached by bridges from the mainland. The tourist boats depart from Stockholhm's Slussen
(The Sluice).
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
within Stockholm archipelago
Stockholm archipelago
The Stockholm archipelago is the largest archipelago of Sweden, and one of the largest archipelagos of the Baltic Sea.-Geography:The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometers to the east...
in Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
in east central Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The municipal slogan
Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm . Slogans vary from the written and the...
is "Vaxholm – the capital of the archipelago", due to its central location in the archipelago. Its seat is located in the city of Vaxholm
Vaxholm
Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this name on the inlet to Stockholm, for defense purposes, by King Gustav...
.
From 1974 to 1984 Vaxholm was united with Österåker Municipality
Österåker Municipality
Österåker Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åkersberga, with a population of 26,727 .From 1974 to 1982 Österåker was part of Vaxholm Municipality....
, making up a municipality called Vaxholm, but with the seat in Åkersberga
Åkersberga
Åkersberga is a locality and the seat of Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 26,727 inhabitants in 2005.-History:In 1901 a railway station named Berga was opened on this rural spot some 30 km from Stockholm. Some shops and a post office followed...
. After the "divorce" the new Vaxholm Municipality came out larger than it had been before the amalgamation. The municipality prefers to style itself City of Vaxholm.
64 islets are in the municipality, and also the peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
Bogesundslandet.
Localities
- KullöKullöKullö is a locality situated in Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 539 inhabitants in 2005....
, 201 inhabitants (2000) - Oskar-FredriksborgOskar-FredriksborgOskar-Fredriksborg is a locality situated in Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 732 inhabitants in 2005....
, 692 inhabitants (2000) - ResaröResaröResarö is a locality in Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located on the island with the same name and had 2,347 inhabitants in 2005. Resarö includes the hamlet of Ytterby, famous for the early research on rare earth metals conducted there....
, 2,079 inhabitants (2000) - VaxholmVaxholmVaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this name on the inlet to Stockholm, for defense purposes, by King Gustav...
, 4,887 inhabitants (2000) - YtterbyYtterbyYtterby is a village on the Swedish island of Resarö, in Vaxholm Municipality in the Stockholm archipelago.The name of the village means "outer village", implying that its location is its most noteworthy feature....
(mine), a renowned village
Industry
The municipality has a significant amount of tourismTourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
. Ships transporting passengers between the islands began running on a daily basis in the 1850s. Today, many of islands (among them the main island Vaxholm) can also be reached by bridges from the mainland. The tourist boats depart from Stockholhm's Slussen
Slussen
Slussen is an area of central Stockholm, connecting Södermalm and Gamla stan. The area is named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The locks themselves allow passage between these two bodies of water...
(The Sluice).
External links
- Vaxholm Municipality - Official site