Knivsta

Knivsta is a locality and the seat of Knivsta Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 20,167 inhabitants. It is known for being one of the safest areas in Sweden, consistently ranking among the top 5 safest municipalities (out of 290) for more than a decade.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Knivsta
Settlement.image_skyline: Kommunalhuset i Knivsta nya.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Knivsta vapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Uppsala#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Knivsta Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Uppsala County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uppland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.21
Settlement.population_as_of: 22 February 2023
Settlement.population_total: 20,133
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1683
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Knivsta
Population: 9771
Area: 444
Image: Kommunalhuset i Knivsta nya.jpg
Dialing code: 018

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==Geography== The town sits on the Stockholm-Uppsala railway 48 km north from Stockholm and 18 km south from Uppsala, and has a station in the heart of the town.