Håbo (municipality)

Håbo municipality
coat of arms Location in Uppsala County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Uppsala län
Historical Province (landskap):	Uppland
Main place:	Bålsta
SCB code:	0305
Residents :	21,934 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	186.5 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	117.6 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.habo.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 59 ° 35 ′  N , 17 ° 30 ′  O Håbo is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Uppsala län and the historic province of Uppland . The main town of the municipality is Bålsta .

geography

The municipality of Håbo is located on the northern shore of Mälaren .

economy

Due to the proximity to Stockholm , many commuters live in the municipality. Stockholm can either be reached via the nearby European route 18 or use the train connection with Pendeltåg , which opened in 2001 . At that time the extended line to Bålsta was opened.

coat of arms

Description: In red, a golden sheep with a red cross on a golden church flag

Attractions

The most famous sight in Håbo is Skokloster Castle . It is considered to be one of the most magnificent baroque castles in Sweden.

Bigger places

• Bålsta
• Getberget och Notholmen
• Häggeby och Vreta
• Kivinge, Kumla och Jädra
• Kräga
• Lugnet (Håbo)
• Råby
• Slottsskogen
• Söderskogen
• Torresta
• Viksjö

Web links

Commons : Håbo Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Håbo ( Memento from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)