Vaxholm

Vaxholm
Vaxholm Town Hall [sv]
Vaxholm Town Hall [sv]
Vaxholm is located in Stockholm
Vaxholm
Vaxholm
Vaxholm is located in Sweden
Vaxholm
Vaxholm
Vaxholm is located in European Union
Vaxholm
Vaxholm
Coordinates: 59°24′11″N 18°19′35″E / 59.40306°N 18.32639°E / 59.40306; 18.32639
CountrySweden
ProvinceUppland
CountyStockholm County
MunicipalityVaxholm Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[1]
 • Total
6,151
Demonyms
  • Vaxholmer
  • Vaxholmite
  • Vaxholmian
  • Waxholmer
  • Waxholmite
  • Waxholmian
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vaxholm is a city, urban area and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It occupies the islands of Vaxön and Kullö in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Fortress, which was constructed in 1549 on the adjacent islet of Vaxholmen.

For historical reasons it has always been referred to as a city, despite the small number of inhabitants, which as of 2020 total was 6,151.[1] Vaxholm Municipality prefers to use the designation Vaxholms stad (City of Vaxholm) for its whole territory, including 64 islets in the Stockholm archipelago, a usage which is somewhat confusing.

  1. ^ a b c "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.