Husarö

Husarö

Husarö in July 2009
Geography
Location	Stockholm archipelago, Baltic Sea
Coordinates	59°30′20″N 18°50′50″E
Area	1.48 km^2 (0.57 sq mi)[1]
Length	2.4 km (1.49 mi)[2]
Administration
Sweden
County	Stockholm
Municipality	Österåker
Demographics
Population	29 (2013)[1]

Husarö is an island in the Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm and south of Norrtälje.

History

Husarö housed pilots from the 15th century until 1912 when the pilot station was closed. There is a small pilot museum on the island.

In 1719, during the Great Northern War, the Russians burnt the settlement and much of the forest on the island. The island's shop was burned down in May 2006.^[3][4]

Transportation

There are scheduled ferry services to the island and the journey takes around two and a half hours from the centre of Stockholm.

Waxholmsbolaget goes to Husarö from Strömkajen and Cinderellabåtarna leave from Strandvägen in Stockholm.^[2]

References

1. "Befolkning på öar, korrigerad 2015-09-22" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 September 2015. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
2. "Välkommen till Husarö!" (in Swedish). husaro.se. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
3. "Brand i krog på Husarö". Metro International (in Swedish). 31 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
4. "Lanthandel på Husarö nedbrunnen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 31 May 2006. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

External links

• Husarö