Husarö
| Husarö | |
| Island | |
 Husarö in July 2009 | |
| Country | Sweden |
|---|---|
| County | Stockholm |
| Municipality | Österåker |
| Location | Stockholm archipelago, Baltic Sea |
| - coordinates | 59°30′20″N 18°50′50″E / 59.50556°N 18.84722°ECoordinates: 59°30′20″N 18°50′50″E / 59.50556°N 18.84722°E |
| Length | 2.4 km (1 mi) [1] |
| Area | 1.48 km2 (1 sq mi) [2] |
| Population | 21 (2008-12-31) [2] |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Välkommen till Husarö!" (in Swedish). husaro.se. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Befolkning på öar, korrigerad 2009-06-18" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 17 June 2009. p. 9. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ↑ "Brand i krog på Husarö". Metro International (in Swedish). 31 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Lanthandel på Husarö nedbrunnen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 31 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.