Dalarö is a

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situated in

Haninge Municipality Haninge Municipality () is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Handen, a part of the Stockholm urban area. Haninge Municipality was formed in 1971 when ''Västerhaninge'' and ''Österhaninge'' wer ...

, Stockholm County,

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with 1,199 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated south-east of

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

and is part of

Metropolitan Stockholm Sweden has three metropolitan areas consisting of the areas surrounding the three largest cities, Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. The statistics have been retrieved from Statistics Sweden and the statistics released on 10 November 2014. The off ...

and serves as a recreational summer spot for Stockholmers. At the beginning of the year 2004, the automobile company

Volvo The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...

used the town for the unconventional '' The Mystery of Dalarö'' advertising campaign. Dalarö is Haninge Municipality's oldest locality, originally an old

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and

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community. Today Dalarö is largely characterized by the developments which were added in the late 1800s, when the area became a popular summer resort for Stockholmers. Dalarö has long been home to Swedish high society's seaside houses. Since the 19th century, the town of Dalarö has been a holiday resort for the international guests. The historical valuable buildings are of national interest. Dalarö and the surrounding built-up area has a diverse year-round and summer cottages. During the summer months Dalarö is frequented by many tourists.

Residents

* Joachim von Rohr, commander of the Dalarö fortress *

Captain Carl Peter Blom Captain Carl Peter Blom, Swedish sailor and founder of Smådalarö Gård, was born 1762 in Mefjärd southeast of Dalarö. At the age of six Blom's father died. His Uncle, Carl Gustav Berg, raised him and taught him to be a sailor. Career Blom b ...

, founder of

Smådalarö gård Smådalarö Gård is an inn located at Dalarö in Stockholm archipelago, located in Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. The manor house was originally built in 1810 by Captain Carl Peter Blom, and today the original stone house has bee ...

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Official site
in Swedish only Populated places in Haninge Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub

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Residents

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