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Norrtälje Municipality
Norrtälje Municipality (''Norrtälje kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje. 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 cottages, only inhabited during summertime. This is due to its geographical location by the Stockholm archipelago, which makes it popular among Stockholmers and tourists. Localities Elections Riksdag This table lists the national results since the 1972 Swedish municipality reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats from 1988 to 1998 were not published by the SCB at a municipal level due to the party's small size nationally at the time. Blocs This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges kommuner) are its lower-level local government entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services and physical planning. Foundation The Local Government Act of 1991 specifies several responsibilities for the municipalities, and provides outlines for local government, such as the process for electing the municipal assembly. It also regulates a process (''laglighetsprövning'', "legality trial") through which any citizen can appeal the decisions of a local government to a county court. Municipal government in Sweden is similar to city commission government and cabinet-style council government. A legislative municipal assembly ''( kommunfullmäktige)'' of between 31 and 101 members (always an odd number) is elected from party-list proportional representation at municipal elections, held every four years in conjunction with the national general e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimbo
Rimbo () is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 4,629 inhabitants in 2010. Rimbo is located about 20 km west of the municipal seat of Norrtälje. Rimbo grew up as a railhead at the junction between the narrow gauge railways to Uppsala and Norrtälje (1884), Stockholm (1885) and Hallstavik (1896). The last line (to Stockholm, part of Roslagsbanan) was closed in 1981. A formal decision has been taken to reopen the 14 km line to Kårsta Kårsta is a locality situated in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 457 inhabitants in 2010. Kårsta is since 1980, when the line to Rimbo was cut, the northern terminus of Roslagsbanan Roslagsbanan is a narrow gauge commut ... (the present northern terminus of Roslagsbanan), but no funds have been allocated. Rimbo has a successful men's handball team, , which played in the first tier of the Swedish handball system ( Elitserien (men's handball)) in the 2013–2014 season. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Södersvik
Södersvik is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality Norrtälje Municipality (''Norrtälje kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje. It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County and was created in 19 ..., Stockholm County, Sweden with 281 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Norrtälje Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herräng
Herräng () is the northernmost locality in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, with 422 inhabitants in 2010. It is located 40 kilometres north of the municipal seat Norrtälje along the coast of Singöfjärden, a bay on Roslagen. The town has a history of industry and mining. Today it is known mainly for being the site of one of the largest lindy hop dance camps in the world, the Herräng Dance Camp. Industrial history Herräng and the area with ore findings that the town is situated close to, ''Herrängsfältet'' is the biggest mining area within Stockholm County. Iron ore has been mined in Herräng since the late 16th century. The place was then known as ''Kuggvass'', and one interpretation of the name is that cogs from the Hanseatic League used to land at the place. The mines were situated by the coast, without any source of water power to pump water from the mine, which kept the mining activities at a low level. In 1753, a stream further away south of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spillersboda
Spillersboda is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 314 inhabitants in 2005. People born or living in Spillersboda * Alexandra Larsson (Swedish model based in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...) References Populated places in Norrtälje Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grisslehamn
Grisslehamn is a locality and port located on the coast of the Sea of Åland in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. The locality had 249 inhabitants in 2010. The name Grisslehamn was first mentioned in a document from 1376 about the mail route between Sweden and Finland. This Grisslehamn was located some 20 km south of today's location. In the mid-18th century, most of the old village was destroyed in a fire, and it was decided to move Grisslehamn to its current location to make the mail route shorter. Conveying mail by row boat from Sweden to the Åland islands, whence it was transported to the Finnish mainland, was, together with fishing, one of the most important sources of income for the inhabitants of Grisslehamn and other parts of Roslagen for a long time, until steam ships took over the mail routes in the early 20th century. Today the port is the Swedish terminal of the Eckerö Linjen ferries which cross to Berghamn on the island of Eckerö in the � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rånäs
Rånäs is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality Norrtälje Municipality (''Norrtälje kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje. It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County and was created in 19 ..., Stockholm County, Sweden. It lies between the lakes of and . It had 428 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Norrtälje Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svanberga
Svanberga is a urban areas of Sweden, locality in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is situated about north of downtown Norrtälje, and on the eastern shore of the lake. It had 501 inhabitants in 2010. Climate Svanberga has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen ''Dfb''). It is located in a frost hollow and is prone to very cold temperatures in winter, often in brief spells, with highly variable patterns. In spring air frosts linger on until early May, while summer highs are quite warm. References Populated places in Norrtälje Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gräddö
Gräddö is a locality in Rådmansö parish in Norrtälje Municipality in Roslagen. History Gräddö was first mentioned in documents in 1547. In 1739, the Swedish troops intended to be deployed in the War of the Hats embarked from here. In August 1809, the Swedish expeditionary force sailed from Gräddö to Ratan in Västerbotten to stop the Russian army from invading. At the end of the 19th century, Gräddö became a popular tourist destination and a number of towered summer houses were built in the area. Several guest houses were also started, Sjömans, Söderbergs, Strands, Skogshyddan, Ida Bergströms and Björkö örn. Gräddö also got a hot bath house, which, however, was moved to Gräddö-Asken in 1920. In 1933 Gräddö mission house was moved to its current location, after having previously been built in 1868 at Nabbo. The shipyard at Gräddö was founded in 1924. The shipyard built exclusive motorboats until the 1960s. In 1959, Viking Line started ferry traff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergshamra, Norrtälje
Bergshamra is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality Norrtälje Municipality (''Norrtälje kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje. It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County and was created in 19 ..., Stockholm County, Sweden. It situated some south of the town of Norrtälje. It had 749 inhabitants in 2010. References Stockholm County Stockholm urban area {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edsbro
Edsbro () is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality Norrtälje Municipality (''Norrtälje kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje. It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County and was created in 19 ..., Stockholm County, Sweden with 488 inhabitants in 2010. Medieval Edsbro Church lies in Edsbro. References Populated places in Norrtälje Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
