Östanå is a ferry port in the
municipality of Österåker in the Swedish
county 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 1 ...
, operated by
Trafikverket
The Swedish Transport Administration () is a government agency in Sweden, 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, ship ...
, and is also a calling point for the passenger ferries of the
Waxholmbolaget
Waxholms Ã…ngfartygs AB, commonly referred to as Waxholmsbolaget, is a shipping company owned by Stockholm county council and is responsible for the seaborne public transport in the Stockholm archipelago and Stockholm harbour. The company, which i ...
on its routes from the
city of Stockholm
Stockholm Municipality () or the City of Stockholm () 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, making it the second most ...
to the northern part of the
Stockholm archipelago
The Stockholm Archipelago () is the largest archipelago in Sweden, and the second-largest archipelago in the Baltic Sea (the largest being the Archipelago Sea across the Baltic in Finland). Part of the archipelago has been designated as a Rams ...
.
Nearby is
Östanå Castle
Östanå Castle () 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 through the Stockholm a ...
, 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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