Vaxholm Municipality
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![]() Vaxholm in the county Map outlining municipalities of Sweden | Coat of arms
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| Seat | Vaxholm | |
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| 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 | |
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--> 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
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
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