Salem Municipality

municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden

Key facts

Country: Sweden
County: Stockholm County
Seat: Salem
Total: 71.09 km (27.45 sq mi)
Land: 54.09 km (20.88 sq mi)
Water: 17 km (6.6 sq mi)
Density: 323.1/km (836.8/sq mi)
Demonyms: Salemite
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: SE
Province: Södermanland
Municipal code: 0128

Article

Salem Municipality (Swedish: Salems kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The name traces its origins from Slæm in the 13th century, but was changed to Salem in the 17th century, inspired by the Biblical name of Jerusalem. Its seat is located in Salem.

History