Salem () is the seat of

Salem Municipality Salem Municipality () is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The name traces its origins from ''Slæm'' in the 13th century, but was changed to Salem in the 17th century, inspired by the Biblical name of Jerusalem. Its seat ...

, Stockholm County, Sweden. Statistically it is a part of the bimunicipal contiguously built-up Tumba urban area.Tätorter 2005

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. Retrieved 21 April 2008. In 2005, Salem had a population of 14,171. The number of inhabitants increased to ca. 16,000 in 2008, and to almost 17,000 in 2020 .

Notable people

* Edoff Andersson (1902–1934), Swedish politician and trade unionist

References

Municipal seats of Stockholm County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Salem Municipality {{Stockholm-geo-stub