Ingarö is an
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
in
Värmdö Municipality
Värmdö Municipality (''Värmdö kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is in the town of Gustavsberg, with a population of 9,682 (2005), on the main island at an elevation of .
The municipality is na ...
,
Stockholm County
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 ...
. The chief settlement is called Brunn. With an area of 63.26 km
2, it is the 16th biggest island in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
.
Petroglyph
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
s indicate that the island has been inhabited since the
Nordic Bronze Age. For most of the 20th century the resident population decreased, while at the same time many vacation homes were built. However, in recent years population has grown as new homes are being built and vacation homes are being converted into permanent homes. Improved communications has made it feasible to commute to
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
.
In Ingarö cemetery lie the remains of the first Swedish aviator,
Carl Cederström
Friherre Carl Gustav Alexander Cederström (5 March 1867 – 29 June 1918) was a pioneering Swedish aviator, known as "the flying Baron".
Biography
He was born on 5 March 1867 to Anders Cederström and Maria Cecilia Wennerström in Södertä ...
, also known as Kalle Flygare. The island has a 36-hole
golf course
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...
, as well as
tennis court
A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the centre. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles matches. A variety of surfaces can be u ...
s. A
nude beach
A nude beach, sometimes called a clothing-optional or free beach, is a beach where users are at liberty to be nudity, nude. Nude beaches usually have mixed bathing. Such beaches are usually on public lands, and any member of the public is allow ...
is located at Återvallssjön, the first of its kind in Sweden.
Ingarö has been the location for movie-making, including parts of the 1993 film ''
Sune's Summer
''Sunes Summer'' ( sv, Sunes sommar) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1993, directed by Stephan Apelgren. It is based on the chapter book with the same name, the eighth in the book series about Sune, ...
'' and parts of ''
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' featuring
Daniel Craig.
On 14 June 2008,
Esbjorn Svensson, the pianist of the jazz band E.S.T, died at Ingarö after going missing during a scuba diving session.
Obituary in ''The Guardian''
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In June every year there is a running race called Paradisloppet.
Björkvik is a jetty and bathing place by Nämdöfjärden on southern Ingarö in Värmdö municipality.
References
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Islands of Stockholm County