Älgö Explained

Official Name:Älgö
Pushpin Map:Sweden Stockholm#Sweden#European Union
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Nacka Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Stockholm County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Uppland
Area Total Km2:0.201
Population As Of:31 December 2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:991
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:59.2653°N 18.3431°W

Älgö is a locality situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is also a peninsula next to Saltsjöbaden, in Stockholm Archipelago. Älgö is surrounded by Baggensfjärden, Ingaröfjärden and Erstaviken.

Since 2015, the settlement has been constituted as its own urban area.[2] The town already met the resident requirement for an urban area (200) by a very wide margin, but then had too high a proportion of leisure properties.

History

Älgö, which then belonged to Brännkyrka parish, was mentioned for the first time in 1416 ('in Alghøø') when Katarina Erengisledotter redeemed 2/3 of the island from Kristoffer and Peter Kruse. In a land register for Årsta estates, probably from 1529, a farm on Älgön is occupied. Gabriel Kristersson (Oxenstierna) owned this croft in 1652, which then annually paid 2 öre money, 6 days' work and fodder for three horses in lease. In 1573, two tithe-obliging farmers were recorded on Älgö.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. . 31 December 2020 . 2 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Förändringar i antalet tätorter 2010-2015. Statistics Sweden. 7 January 2017.
  3. Det medeltida Sverige 2:1 Tören