Värmdö Municipality

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**Värmdö Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Image:Svcmap stockholm.png Värmdö in Sthlm County Image:Värmdö in Stockholm.png Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms Image:Värmdö City Arms.png
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Gustavsberg
	59° 19′ N 18° 23′ E
	County	Stockholm County
	Province	Uppland
	Area Rank	443 km² 185th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	34,029 x of 290
	Density	77/km²

Coordinates: 59° 19′ N 18° 23′ E

Värmdö Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Stockholm County in central Sweden. It is named after the main islands Värmdön, of 180 km² size. The municipal seat is located in the town Gustavsberg with 10,000 inhabitants, situated on the mainland, at an elevation of 37 meters.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Industry
4 Communication
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Geography

The municipality consists of 10,000 islands, all part of Stockholm archipelago. The largest of the islands are Svartsö, Möja, Runmarö, Sandhamn and Nämdö.

[edit] History

The name Värmdö can be traced to the 14th century, but it is not clear what it means. The area has however been inhabited longer than that, probably from the Stone Age wherefrom remains are found. The people lived on fishing and the hunting of seals and sea birds.

With the municipal reform in the 1970's, Värmdö adopted the coat of arms of Gustavsberg, with two porcelain ovens.

[edit] Industry

The industry of the municipality was dominated by the porcelain factory, established in the 1820's. Around the year 1900, 1,000 people were employed there, making it one of the largest working places in Sweden.

During the summer the population of the municipality more than doubles due to the large number of tourists and vacation houses.

[edit] Communication

Varmdo is more easily accessible by water than by land. The boat service, Waxholmsbolaget offers numerous routes to various islands in the Varmdo archipelago. By land, the major road is the county road 222 - a motorway from Stockholm.

Some of the major bus lines to Varmdo include 422 from Nacka, 425, 433, 434, 474, 484X, and 485X from Stockholm. Bus connections have improved significantly since the addition of several routes from 22 August 2005.