Granholmen, Vaxholm Municipality Explained

Official Name:Granholmen
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:59.3768°N 18.3021°W

Granholmen, or Västra 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]

Granholmen 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 at the eastern end of the island, providing a connection to Vaxholm town and Stockholm city.[1] [2] [3]

The neighbouring island is Edlunda, which was previously called Östra Granholmen. The two islands were originally named after Erik and Carl Fredrik Granholm, who bought them in the 1860s.[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interactive map - Granholmen . hitta.se . 5 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605164402/https://www.hitta.se/kartan/partner?s=c99ff43d . 5 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: Granholmen . 6 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607103817/https://waxholmsbolaget.se/bryggor-och-resmal/mellersta/granholmen-vid-vaxholm . 7 June 2023 . live.
  4. Book: Sommaröarna - en bok om stockholmarnas skärgård . sv . The summer islands - a book about Stockholm's archipelago . . Wahlström & Widstrand . Stockholm . 1973.