Vaxholm Municipality

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**Vaxholm Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Vaxholm in the county Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Vaxholm
	[59° 24' N 18° 21' E]
	County	Stockholm County
	Province	Uppland
	Area Rank	List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_area>277th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_population>218th of 290
	Density	170.5/km²

Municipal facts Seat Karlskrona [] County Blekinge County Province Blechingia Area

Rank

List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_area>xx th of 290 Population

Rank
(2003)

List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_population>xx th of 290 Density 58/km²

--> Vaxholm Municipality is a municipality within Stockholm archipelago in central Sweden. The municipal slogan is "Vaxholm – the capital of the archipelago", due to its central locatation in the archipelago.

64 islets belong to the Vaxholm Municipality, and also a part of the Bogesundslandet mainland.

Municipal towns

Kullö, 201 inhabitants (2000)
Oskar-Fredriksborg, 692 inhabitants (2000)
Resarö, 2079 inhabitants (2000)
Vaxholm, 4887 inhabitants (2000)
Ytterby (mine), a renowned village

The seat is located in Vaxholm.

Municipal detail map

Industry

The municipality has a significant amount of tourism. Ships transporting passengers between the islands began running on a daily basis in the 1850's. Today, many of islands (among them the main island Vaxholm) can also be reached be bridges from the mainland.

Not until 1912 was it allowed to build houses from other matierals than wood, giving a distinctive character.

External links

[Vaxholm] - Official site
[Vaxholm official tourism] In Swedish, English German

Stockholm County

Counties of Sweden | Sweden

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