Norrtälje
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Norrtälje Municipality |
| County | Stockholm County |
| Province | Uppland |
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| - Total | 7.46 km² (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 16,263 |
| - Density | 2,180/km² (5,646.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Norrtälje is a town in the Swedish traditional province of Uppland and the seat of the Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County. In the town live 16,500 out of the municipality's 54,000 inhabitants.
[edit] History
Norrtälje traces its history to 1219, when the location was first mentioned as Tälje. After some time, the name officially became Norrtälje, to separate it from the other Tälje in the province, Södertälje. The city arms were created as an upside down anchor as early as 1622 when the charter was granted.
In 1719 large parts of the central town that was built in wood was burnt down by Russian plunders. The new stone church wasn't finished until 1726, and it was another 4 years before the city hall was completed.
Norrtälje had a railway station on the narrow gauge Roslagsbanan 1884-1969. It is now served by SL buses as a part the public transport in Stockholm system.
Norrtälje has a first class industrial heritage in the Pythagoras Mechanical Workshop Museum, based in the premises of a former hot bulb engine factory.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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Norrtälje is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. |
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