Gnesta

Gnesta (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈgněːsta])[2] is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 5,562 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Gnesta
Gnesta railway station
Gnesta
Gnesta
Coordinates: 59°03′N 17°18′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceSödermanland
CountySödermanland County
and Stockholm County
MunicipalityGnesta Municipality and
Södertälje Municipality
Area
  Total3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total5,562
  Density1,441/km2 (3,730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateCfb

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.[3]

References

  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 9.
  3. "Terapi SVT:s hemlighet".



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