Norrtälje

Norrtälje
S/S Norrtelje in the Norrtälje harbour
Norrtälje
Coordinates: 59°46′N 18°42′E / 59.767°N 18.7°E / 59.767; 18.7Coordinates: 59°46′N 18°42′E / 59.767°N 18.7°E / 59.767; 18.7
Country	Sweden
Province	Uppland
County	Stockholm County
Municipality	Norrtälje Municipality
Area[1]
– 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 locality and the seat of Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

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 of 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.

Norrtälje around 1700, in Suecia antiqua et hodierna.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Norrtälje:

• BKV Norrtälje

See also

• Stockholm archipelago
• Roslagen

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 

Norrtälje is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden.