Edlunda Explained

Official Name:Edlunda
Pushpin Map:Sweden Stockholm#Sweden#European Union
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vaxholm Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Stockholm County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Uppland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:59.3736°N 18.3206°W

Edlunda, previously known as Östra Granholmen, is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. It is situated in the waterway to the south of Vaxholm and Karlsudd and north of . Administratively, it is in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm County.[1]

Edlunda has no road connection to the mainland or other islands. It is served throughout the year by passenger ships of the Waxholmsbolaget, which call at a pier on the northern side of the island, providing a connection to Vaxholm town and Stockholm city.[1] [2] [3]

The neighbouring island is Granholmen, sometimes called Västra Granholmen. The two islands were originally named after Erik and Carl Fredrik Granholm, who bought them in the 1860s. The new name Edlunda arose after Theodor Edlund bought the eastern part of the island in the 1880s and built Villa Edlunda, the first house on the island. This was followed by the heritage-listed in around 1884. Other early summer villas on Edlunda belonged to Berndt August Hjorth, Sten Dehlgren and .[1] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interactive map - Edlunda . hitta.se . 6 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606101714/https://www.hitta.se/kartan/partner?s=76f083c9 . 6 June 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: Ferry Network Map . 31 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531172317/https://waxholmsbolaget.se/globalassets/kartor/hela-skargarden/linjekarta-skargarden-2023.pdf . 31 May 2023 . live.
  3. Web site: Edlunda . 6 June 2023 . 6 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606102048/https://waxholmsbolaget.se/bryggor-och-resmal/mellersta/edlunda . live.
  4. Web site: Villa Ottarsberg . Swedish National Heritage Board - National Antiquities Office . 6 June 2023 . 6 June 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606105500/https://www.bebyggelseregistret.raa.se/bbr2/byggnad/visaLagskydd.raa?byggnadId=21400000584321&page=lagskydd.
  5. Book: Sommaröarna - en bok om stockholmarnas skärgård . sv . The summer islands - a book about Stockholm's archipelago . . Wahlström & Widstrand . Stockholm . 1973.