Norrtälje

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Norrtälje
Coat of arms of Norrtälje
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Norrtälje
Norrtälje
Localization of Stockholm in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap): Uppland
Municipality  : Norrtälje
Coordinates : 59 ° 45 ′  N , 18 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 45 ′  N , 18 ° 42 ′  E
SCB code : 0252
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 19,365 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 9.95 km²
Population density : 1946 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Stockholm County
Norrtälje between 1690 and 1710

Norrtälje is a city in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the historic province of Uppland .

The city on the Baltic Sea is about 68 kilometers north of Stockholm and is the capital of the municipality of the same name .

One of the largest and most modern prisons in Sweden, Norrtäljeanstalten , is located in Norrtälje, and the holiday region Barnens Ö is located in the Norrtäljes district .

history

Norrtälje was founded by Gustav II Adolf in 1622 and, like many Swedish seaside towns, burned down by the Russians in 1719.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)