Gnesta

Gnesta

Gnesta railway station
Gnesta
Gnesta
Coordinates: 59°03′N 17°18′E / 59.050°N 17.300°E / 59.050; 17.300Coordinates: 59°03′N 17°18′E / 59.050°N 17.300°E / 59.050; 17.300
Country Sweden
Province Södermanland
County Södermanland County
and Stockholm County
Municipality Gnesta Municipality and
Södertälje Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 5,562
 • Density 1,441/km2 (3,730/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Climate Cfb

Gnesta is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 5,562 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

It is on the border to Stockholm County, and a minor part of Gnesta is in Södertälje Municipality. As situated near the county boundary Gnesta is served by Stockholm commuter rail which has a terminus here.

Gnesta is the location for the 2009 film adaptation of the Stieg Larsson book The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, representing the fictional Hedestad and Hedeby Island.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.


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