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Norrtälje Municipality (Norrtälje kommun) is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
 in Stockholm County
Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County and S?dermanland County....
 in east central Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje
Norrtälje

Norrt?lje is a Urban areas in Sweden in the Sweden traditional provinces of Sweden of Uppland and the seat of Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County....
.

It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County and was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of several former municipalities. There are 25 original local government units (as of 1863) combined in the present municipality.

Many of the houses in Norrtälje municipality are summer cottage
Cottage

In modern usage, a cottage is a dwelling, typically in a rural, or semi-rural location . In the United Kingdom, the term cottage tends to denote a rurally- located one and a half storey property, where on the second one has to walk into the eaves in order to look through the windows, which are generally located in dormers ....
s, only inhabited during summertime.






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Norrtälje Municipality (Norrtälje kommun) is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
 in Stockholm County
Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County and S?dermanland County....
 in east central Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje
Norrtälje

Norrt?lje is a Urban areas in Sweden in the Sweden traditional provinces of Sweden of Uppland and the seat of Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County....
.

It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County and was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of several former municipalities. There are 25 original local government units (as of 1863) combined in the present municipality.

Many of the houses in Norrtälje municipality are summer cottage
Cottage

In modern usage, a cottage is a dwelling, typically in a rural, or semi-rural location . In the United Kingdom, the term cottage tends to denote a rurally- located one and a half storey property, where on the second one has to walk into the eaves in order to look through the windows, which are generally located in dormers ....
s, only inhabited during summertime. This is due to its geographical location by the Stockholm archipelago
Stockholm archipelago

The Stockholm Archipelago is the biggest archipelago of Sweden, and one of the biggest archipelagos of the Baltic sea....
, which makes it popular among Stockholmers and tourists.

Localities

 Population statistics
Locality 2006 2000 1990 1980
Norrtälje
Norrtälje

Norrt?lje is a Urban areas in Sweden in the Sweden traditional provinces of Sweden of Uppland and the seat of Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County....
 		 16,504 16,234 14,472 13,034
Rimbo
Rimbo

Rimbo is a urban areas in Sweden in Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Rimbo is located about 20 km west of the municipal seat Norrt?lje....
 		 4,878 4,544 4,228 3,598
Hallstavik
Hallstavik

Hallstavik is a Urban areas in Sweden in Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. The town is famous for its paper-factory and the Motorcycle speedway team Rospiggarna....
 		 4,465 4,651 4,762 4,535
Älmsta 911 914 867 760
Bergshamra 712 611 549 470
Rånäs 572 593 497 389
Edsbro
Edsbro

Edsbro is a urban areas in Sweden in Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden.References...
 		 507 440 435 394
Svanberga 474 447 429 390
Herräng
Herräng

Herr?ng is the northernmost locality of Norrt?lje Municipality and Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located along the coast at the bay Sing?fj?rden, 40 kilometres north of the municipal seat Norrt?lje,...
 		 430 457 412 449
Spillersboda 317 380 278 140
Rö 269 309 270 223
Skebobruk 263 261 262 198
Grisslehamn
Grisslehamn

Grisslehamn is a Urban areas in Sweden in Norrt?lje Municipality, Sweden. It is located on the coast by the Sea of ?land; the Ecker? Line ferries between ?land and Sweden operate between Grisslehamn and Ecker? on ?land....
 		 262 275 300 316
Gräddö 259 245 180 144
Södersvik 241 195 200 205
Riala 225 171 148  
Nysättra 197 124 115 126
Söderbykarl 185 179 198 217
Finsta 176 139 132 89
Drottningdal 142 101 94 96
Furusund 125 114 103 102
Köpmanholm 102 105 103 91
Total 32,216 31,489 29,034 25,966


Transport

Norrtälje is located approximately 75 km northeast of central Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
. The European route E18
European route E18

File:Blank map of Europe cropped - E18.svgEuropean route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland....
 connects Norrtälje to other parts of Stockholm. Some of the major bus lines to Norrtälje include 620 and 621 from Åkersberga
Åkersberga

?kersberga is a town in the traditional province Uppland, Sweden and the seat of ?ster?ker Municipality, Stockholm County....
, 639 from Stockholm and Östhammar
Östhammar

?sthammar is a Urban areas of Sweden in the northeastern part of the Sweden historical province of Uppland. The town is the seat of ?sthammar Municipality....
, 647 from the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport , is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of M?rsta, about 42 km north of Stockholm and nearly 40 km, by road, south-east of Uppsala....
, and 676 from Stockholm.

See also

  • Roslagen
    Roslagen

    Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of Uppland province in Sweden, which also constitutes the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago....
  • Penningby castle
    Penningby castle

    Penningby Castle is a medieval-period private castle located in L?nna, Norrt?lje Municipality in Uppland, 10 kilometres north of Stockholm, Sweden....


External links

  • - Official site