Älmsta or Elmsta is a
locality
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situated in
Norrtälje Municipality
Norrtälje Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Norrtälje.
It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County a ...
,
Stockholm County,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. It had 924 inhabitants in 2005 and 1,097 in 2010.
Elmsta is the old Swedish name, which has become more popular again (e.g. names of stores), while Älmsta still is the official name.
Älmsta is situated at the northern end of the
Väddö Canal
The Väddö Canal () is an artificial canal first dug in the 16th century to provide a sheltered passage between the to the south and the to the north. The canal separates the island of Väddö from the mainland, and passes through the village o ...
, an artificial canal first dug in the 16th century to provide a sheltered passage between the to the south and the to the north. The canal has been rebuilt on several occasions since and is still used by some 22,000 boats annually. Part of Älmsta lies on the island of
Väddö
Väddö is an island in the Baltic Sea in Roslagen district, Sweden. It is situated in Norrtälje Municipality. Together with the adjoined Björkö it is considered the seventh largest island of Sweden.
Väddö is separated from the mainland by ...
, separated from the mainland by the canal.
References
Populated places in Norrtälje Municipality
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