Vaxholm

Coordinates: 59°24′11″N 18°19′35″E / 59.40306°N 18.32639°E / 59.40306; 18.32639
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Vaxholm is a

Vaxholmen
.

For historical reasons it has always been referred to as a city, despite the small number of inhabitants, which as of 2020 total was 6,151.

Stockholm archipelago
, a usage which is somewhat confusing.

History

Vaxholm Fortress

Gustav Vasa in 1548[citation needed] to defend Stockholm against shipborne attacks from the east. The fortress lies in the middle of the Kodjupet strait, one of two main routes into Stockholm from the open sea.[2]

The town of Vaxholm, which lies adjacent to the fortress but on the western side of the Kodjupet strait, was established in 1558, when King

Royal Charter. The designated coat of arms reminds of the fortifications as well as shipping industry.[citation needed
]

In 1849, the Djurgårdens Ångbåts-Aktie-Bolag introduced a steamboat service from Stockholm to Vaxholm. Through a number of acquisitions and mergers, this company became that known today as Waxholmsbolaget. As a consequence and in the 1860s, Vaxholm became a popular resort town, especially for bathers, and many wooden summer houses were built by people from Stockholm.[3][4][5]

It was not until 1912 that houses were allowed to be built from materials other than wood, giving the town a distinctive appearance. In 1926 the town got its first fixed land connection via the single-lane Pålsundsbron bridge that links to the Bogesundslandet peninsular to the south of the town. This was followed in 1965 by the wider Vaxholmsbron bridge that links to the island of Kullö to the north-west of the town, carrying county road 274 [sv] on its way to the mainland.[6][7]

Until 2020, the urban area of Vaxholm, as defined by Statistics Sweden, was entirely contained within the island of Vaxön. However in that year, the urban area was redefined to include the adjacent island of Kullö.[8]

Transportation

Vaxholm is situated on an island, but is linked to the Swedish mainland by a series of road bridges, and a bus service connects the town to

Stockholm archipelago
, using a mixture of classic steamers and modern fast passenger ferries.

The Vaxholmsleden [sv] car ferry connects Vaxholm to the island of Rindö across the Kodjupet strait. The Kastellet ferry, an electrically powered cable ferry provides passenger access to Vaxholm Fortress on its islet in the middle of the Kodjupet.[9][10]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Vaxholm :

  • IFK Vaxholm
  • Vaxholms IBF
  • Vaxholms TK
  • IK Waxholm
  • Waxholms KK

Gallery

Panorama
Vaxholm during the world cup competitions in canoe in 1938
Vaxholm 2013

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Vaxholm Fortress Museum". Vaxholms Fästnings Museum. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Waxholmsbolaget". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 July 2011. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Rower Madams and Djurgården ferries". Waxholmsbolaget. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  5. ^ "The history of Vaxholm". Destination Vaxholm. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Historia" [History] (in Swedish). City of Vaxholm. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Vaxholms broar" [Vaxholm's bridges]. Upplevvaxholm.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Avregistrerade och nyregistrerade statistiska tätorter 2020" [Deregistered and newly registered statistical agglomerations in 2020] (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. Trafikverket. Archived
    from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Linfärjan Vaxholmen" (in Swedish). Vaxholms stad. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

External links

Media related to Vaxholm at Wikimedia Commons

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