Granholmen, Vaxholm Municipality
Island in the Stockholm archipelago and Vaxholm municipality, Sweden
Place in Uppland, Sweden
59°22′36.5″N 18°18′7.6″E / 59.376806°N 18.302111°E / 59.376806; 18.302111Granholmen, or Västra Granholmen, is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. It is situated in the Höggarnsfjärden [sv] waterway to the south of Vaxholm and Karlsudd and north of Stora and Lilla Höggarn [sv]. 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]
Gallery
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Aerial view of Granholmen, seen from the southeast. Edlunda, formerly Östra Granholmen, is on the right in the picture. -
View of Granholmen, seen from the east. -
Granholmen lighthouse, at the western end of Granholmen.
References
- ^ a b c "Interactive map - Granholmen". hitta.se. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Ferry Network Map" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Granholmen". Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Per Wästberg (1973). Sommaröarna - en bok om stockholmarnas skärgård [The summer islands - a book about Stockholm's archipelago] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
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