Trosa (municipality)

Trosa municipality
coat of arms Location in Södermanland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Södermanland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Södermanland
Main place:	Trosa
SCB code:	0488
Residents :	13,747 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	217.4 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	63.2 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.trosa.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 54 '  N , 17 ° 33'  E

Christmas light tower in the archipelago off Trosa

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

geography

The river Trosaån flows through the municipality and flows into the Baltic Sea in Trosa .

history

Runestone from Trosa Bro, Sö 39

There is a lot of historical evidence in the community, mostly in the form of rune stones . Also known is a gold treasure from the time of the Great Migration , around 400 to 550 AD. It was excavated in the Tuna by 1774 and weighed 12 kg. Today the treasure can be viewed in the Historical Museum in Stockholm .

The municipality of Trosa was spun off from the municipality of Nyköping on January 1, 1992 .

Oddities

The nickname, but also the official motto of the municipality, is Världens ände ( end of the world ). Its origin, however, has not been clearly established.

Web links

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

• Official website (Swedish)

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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)