Sigtuna
Sign in to saveSigtuna is a locality situated in the eponymous Sigtuna Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,689 inhabitants in 2020. It is the namesake even though the seat of the municipality is in another locality, Märsta. Sigtuna is for historical reasons still often referred to as a .
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Sigtuna is a small town in Stockholm County, Sweden, with about 9,700 residents that serves as the namesake for Sigtuna Municipality, even though the actual municipal seat is located elsewhere in Märsta. The town holds historical significance that has kept it in the public consciousness despite no longer being the administrative center of the region.
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- Stora gatan, the old main street
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- Sweden
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- Sigtuna Municipality
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- Stockholm County
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12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Tourist attractions
- Gallery
- Sports
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Related reading
- External links
Sigtuna is a locality situated in the eponymous Sigtuna Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,689 inhabitants in 2020. It is the namesake even though the seat of the municipality is in another locality, Märsta. Sigtuna is for historical reasons still often referred to as a .
Sigtuna is situated at the bay Skarven, stretching around Upplands-Bro and a part of Lake Mälaren. Present-day Sigtuna, a harbour town that was established around 980, developed about east of Old Sigtuna, which, according to Old Norse religion, was previously the home of the widely revered god Odin.