Vaxholm Municipality

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**Vaxholm Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Image:Svcmap stockholm.png Vaxholm in the county Image:Vaxholm Municipality.png Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms Image:Vaxholm City Arms.png
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Vaxholm
	59° 24' N 18° 21' E
	County	Stockholm County
	Province	Uppland
	Area Rank	58 km² 277th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	9,904 218th of 290
	Density	170.5/km²

Coordinates: 59° 24' N 18° 21' E Vaxholm Municipality is a municipality within Stockholm archipelago in central Sweden. The municipal slogan is "Vaxholm – the capital of the archipelago", due to its central locatation in the archipelago.

64 islets belong to the Vaxholm Municipality, and also a part of the Bogesundslandet mainland.

[edit] Municipal towns

Kullö, 201 inhabitants (2000)
Oskar-Fredriksborg, 692 inhabitants (2000)
Resarö, 2079 inhabitants (2000)
Vaxholm, 4887 inhabitants (2000)
Ytterby (mine), a renowned village

The seat is located in Vaxholm.

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The municipality has a significant amount of tourism. Ships transporting passengers between the islands began running on a daily basis in the 1850's. Today, many of islands (among them the main island Vaxholm) can also be reached be bridges from the mainland.

Not until 1912 was it allowed to build houses from other matierals than wood, giving a distinctive character.