Norrtälje Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Stockholm County

Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...

 in east central Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje

Norrtälje

Norrtälje is a locality and the seat of Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010.- History :Norrtälje traces its history to 1219, when the location was first mentioned as Tälje. After some time, the name officially became Norrtälje, to separate it from the...

.

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 cottage

Cottage

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s, only inhabited during summertime. This is due to its geographical location by the Stockholm archipelago

Stockholm archipelago

The Stockholm archipelago is the largest archipelago of Sweden, and one of the largest archipelagos of the Baltic Sea.-Geography:The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometers to the east...

, which makes it popular among Stockholmers and tourists.

Localities

Population statistics

Locality	2006	2000	1990	1980
Norrtälje Norrtälje Norrtälje is a locality and the seat of Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010.- History :Norrtälje traces its history to 1219, when the location was first mentioned as Tälje. After some time, the name officially became Norrtälje, to separate it from the...	16,504	16,234	14,472	13,034
Rimbo Rimbo Rimbo is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 4,606 inhabitants in 2005. Rimbo is located about 20 km west of the municipal seat Norrtälje....	4,878	4,544	4,228	3,598
Hallstavik Hallstavik Hallstavik is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 4,530 inhabitants in 2005. The town is famous for its paper-factory and the Speedway team Rospiggarna.- The modern Hallstavik :...	4,465	4,651	4,762	4,535
Älmsta Älmsta Älmsta/Elmsta is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 924 inhabitants in 2005, which increased to 1097 in 2010.Älmsta is partly situated on the island Väddö....	911	914	867	760
Bergshamra	712	611	549	470
Rånäs Rånäs Rånäs is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2005....	572	593	497	389
Edsbro Edsbro Edsbro is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 515 inhabitants in 2005....	507	440	435	394
Svanberga Svanberga Svanberga is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 479 inhabitants in 2005....	474	447	429	390
Herräng Herräng Herräng is the northernmost locality in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 443 inhabitants in 2005. It is located along the coast at the bay Singöfjärden, 40 kilometres north of the municipal seat Norrtälje....	430	457	412	449
Spillersboda Spillersboda Spillersboda is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 314 inhabitants in 2005....	317	380	278	140
Rö RO -Places:Brazil* Rondônia, a state in BrazilGreece* Ro, Greece, an island in Dodecanese Prefecture, South AegeanItaly* Ro, Emilia–Romagna, a comune in the Province of FerraraRomania* Romania, ISO 3166-1 country code...	269	309	270	223
Skebobruk Skebobruk Skebobruk is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 265 inhabitants in 2005....	263	261	262	198
Grisslehamn Grisslehamn Grisslehamn is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 277 inhabitants in 2010.It is located on the coast by the Sea of Åland; the Eckerö Linjen ferries between Åland and Sweden operate between Grisslehamn and Eckerö on Åland.The name Grisslehamn was first...	262	275	300	316
Gräddö	259	245	180	144
Södersvik Södersvik Södersvik is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 260 inhabitants in 2005....	241	195	200	205
Riala Riala Riala is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 212 inhabitants in 2005....	225	171	148
Nysättra	197	124	115	126
Söderbykarl	185	179	198	217
Finsta	176	139	132	89
Drottningdal	142	101	94	96
Furusund	125	114	103	102
Köpmanholm	102	105	103	91
Total	32,216	31,489	29,034	25,966

Transport

Norrtälje is located approximately 75 km northeast of central Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

. The European route E18

European route E18

European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km in length.-United Kingdom:...

 connects Norrtälje to other parts of Stockholm. Some of the major bus lines to Norrtälje include 620 and 621 from Åkersberga

Åkersberga

Åkersberga is a locality and the seat of Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 26,727 inhabitants in 2005.-History:In 1901 a railway station named Berga was opened on this rural spot some 30 km from Stockholm. Some shops and a post office followed...

, 639 from Stockholm and Östhammar

Östhammar

Östhammar is a locality and the seat of Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 4,534 inhabitants in 2010. Today Östhammar Municipality is a part of Uppsala County, but the area has historically been a part of Stockholm County.-History:...

, 647 from the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

Stockholm Arlanda Airport , is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly , by road, south-east of Uppsala....

, and 676 from Stockholm.

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned

Town twinning

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  with:
Sicaya Municipality

Sicaya Municipality

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, Bolivia Paldiski

Paldiski

Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri peninsula of north-western Estonia. Originally a Swedish settlement known as Rågervik, it became a Russian naval base in the 18th century. The Russians renamed it Балтийский Порт Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the...

, Estonia Kärdla

Kärdla

Kärdla is the largest town on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa and the capital of Hiiu County.-Geography:Kärdla is located on the north-eastern coast of Hiiumaa, by the Gulf of Tareste . Southeast of the town is the Kärdla meteorite crater, which is 455 million years old.Several small rivers flow...

, Estonia Vihti

Vihti

Vihti is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately northwest of the capital city Helsinki. Its seat is Nummela. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...

, Finland Ruijena, Latvia Pskov

Pskov

Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...

, Russia