Östanå is a ferry port in the
municipality of Österåker in the Swedish
county of Stockholm
Stockholm County ( sv, Stockholms län, link=no ) is a county or ''län'' (in Swedish) 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 ...
. It is the mainland terminal of the vehicle ferry route to the island of
Ljusterö
Ljusterö is an island in Sweden.
It is in the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago in Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County. It is approximately 65 kilometers north of central Stockholm.
With an area of 62.05 km², it is the ...
, operated by
Trafikverket
The Swedish Transport Administration ( sv, Trafikverket) is a government agency in Sweden, controlled by the Riksdag and the Government of Sweden. It is responsible for long-term infrastructure planning for transport: road, rail, shipping and avi ...
, and is also a calling point for the passenger ferries of the
Waxholmbolaget on its routes from the
city of Stockholm
Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm ( sv, Stockholms kommun or ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, maki ...
to the northern part of the
Stockholm archipelago.
Nearby is
Östanå Castle
Östanå Castle ( sv, Östanå slott) is a castle in Sweden. It is located in the Österåker Municipality of Stockholm County, and is situated some north-east of Stockholm City. The castle overlooks the main shipping channel into Stockholm thr ...
, an 18th-century building on a site occupied since the 14th century, and the village of .
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References
Österåker Municipality
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