Nynäshamn (municipality)

Nynäshamn parish
coat of arms Location in Stockholm County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap):	Södermanland
Main place:	Nynashamn
SCB code:	0192
Residents :	28,575 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	365.5 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	78.2 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.nynashamn.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 54 '  N , 17 ° 57'  E

Nynashamn

Nynäshamn is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the historic province of Södermanland . The main town of the municipality is Nynäshamn .

geography

The area in which the municipality is located is also known as southern Södertörn , as it is located at the southern end of the Södertörn peninsula. The southern part of the Stockholm metropolitan area is located in the north of the peninsula . Off the coast there are thousands of small islands that make up the Nynäshamn archipelago .

history

The present community was formed in 1974 by merging the former communities of Nynäshamn, Sorunda and Ösmo.

economy

From Nynäshamn, the ferries to Visby on Gotland operate , which are primarily important for tourism, but also the ferries to Poland , which mainly transport freight and trucks.

Bigger places

• Osmo
• Nynashamn
• Stora Vika

Personalities

• Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901–1990), writer
• Ulf Nilsson (* 1950), ice hockey player
• Kent Nilsson (born 1956), ice hockey player
• Meja (* 1969), singer-songwriter

Web links

Commons : Nynäshamn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (Swedish, English)

swell

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)