Vega
Vega is a town district in Haninge Municipality, in Sweden. As of 2017, Vega has a population of 6,033 people. It is located north of Handen and is part of Stockholm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 3,670 residents
- Description: district in Sweden
- Also known as: “Vega, Sweden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vega railway station and Kolartorps naturreservat.
Vega railway station
Railway station
Photo: Larske, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vega is a station on the Stockholm commuter train network, located in the neighbourhood of Vega within Haninge municipality on the Nynäs line. The station opened in April 2019, and was built in conjunction with the development of the surrounding area.
Kolartorps naturreservat
Nature reserve
Photo: Larske, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kolartorps naturreservat is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolartorp and Söderby.
Handen
Town
Photo: Albertyanks, Public domain.
Handen is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm and the seat of Haninge Municipality in Stockholm County in eastern Sweden. Handen had around 15,092 inhabitants in 2018. Handen is situated 2½ km south of Vega.
Vega
- Categories: municipal district of Sweden, urban area in Sweden, and locality
- Location: Huddinge Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.19056° or 59° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
18.13043° or 18° 7′ 50″ eastPopulation
3,670Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
9FFW54RJ+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 2057537180OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2663449Wikidata ID
Q129176
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Vega” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Måsöskolan and Biblioteket i Vega.
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