Rindö is an island in the central area of

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, some north-east of the city of Stockholm. From an administrative perspective, it is located in

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and Stockholm County. The island is about long and wide and has an area of . There are two localities on the island, Rindö (formerly known as Oskar-Fredriksborg) and . The island is connected to Vaxholm town by the at its western end, and to Värmdö island by the at its eastern end. connects the two, as does

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bus route 688, with some buses crossing on the ferry to Vaxholm. There is a bridge connection to the smaller adjacent Skarpö island. Situated between the two main shipping routes from the open sea into Stockholm, the Kodjupet strait to the west and the to the east, Rindö has long been an important defensive site. Whilst the Kodjupet strait was principally protected by the Vaxholm Fortress built on an islet within the channel, it was also defended by the on Rindö. At the other end of the island, the and the protected the Oxdjupet strait.

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Islands of the Stockholm archipelago Islands of Vaxholm Municipality Populated places in Vaxholm Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub