Vaxholm

Vaxholm is a city, urban area and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It occupies bigger amount of islands of which the most populated are Vaxön, Resarö, Rindö and Kullö which is known for its nature reserve. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Fortress, which was constructed in 1549 on the adjacent islet of Vaxholmen.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Vaxholm
Settlement.image_skyline: Vaxholm 21 2010.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Stockholm#Sweden#European Union
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Vaxholm Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Stockholm County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uppland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.29
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Settlement.population_total: 6,151
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

via Wikipedia infobox

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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. 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vaxholm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.