Husarö Explained

Husarö
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Coordinates:59.5056°N 18.8472°W
Location:Stockholm archipelago, Baltic Sea
Area Km2:1.48
Length Km:2.4
Country:Sweden
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:County
Country Admin Divisions 1:Stockholm
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 2:Österåker
Population:29
Population As Of:2013

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.

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.

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