Sigtuna

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 .

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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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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Sigtuna
Settlement.image_skyline: Stora gatan i Sigtuna nr 1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Stora gatan, the old main street
Settlement.image_shield: Sigtuna vapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Stockholm#Sweden#European Union
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sigtuna Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Stockholm County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uppland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.57
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Settlement.population_total: 9,689
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1849
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Sigtuna
Country: Sweden
Located in: Uppland
Population: 10699
Area: 560
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Founded by: Eric the Victorious
Official website: www.sigtuna.se
Image: Stora gatan i Sigtuna nr 1.jpg
Dialing code: 08

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Commons category: Sigtuna
Commons gallery: Sigtuna
native label: Sigtuna
P8168: complementary currency
postal code: 193 32
inception: 0980-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Tourist attractions
Gallery
Sports
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
Notes
References
Related reading
External links

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.

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