Knivsta

Knivsta is a locality and the seat of , , with 20,167 inhabitants. It is known for being one of the safest areas in Sweden, consistently ranking among the top 5 safest municipalities for more than a decade.
Wikipedia
Photo: Brorsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ängby stone and Knivsta railway station.

Runestone
Photo: Fraaxe, Public domain.
is a runestone.

Railway station
Photo: We El, Public domain.
Knivsta is a railway station in , , Sweden. It is served by Mälartåg and the Stockholm commuter rail. Until December 2012, it was also served by Upptåget, but the extension of a Stockholm commuter rail line to led to SL taking over local train services.

Church
Photo: Nordelch, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alsike and Edeby.

Village
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is a locality situated in , , with 2,681 inhabitants in 2010. is located about 50 km north of and only 25 km away from Arlanda Airport. is situated 3½ km northwest of Knivsta.

Village
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Knivsta.

Hamlet
Photo: Catasa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km west of Knivsta.

Knivsta

Latitude
59.72793° or 59° 43′ 41″ north
Longitude
17.78824° or 17° 47′ 18″ east
Population
7,080
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SE KNA
Open location code
9FFVPQHQ+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30433123
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2700199
Wiki­data ID
Q1120927
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Knivsta” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Книвста”
  • Cebuano: “Knivsta (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Knivsta”
  • Chinese: “Knivsta”
  • Chinese: “克尼夫斯塔”
  • Danish: “Knivsta”
  • Dutch: “Knivsta”
  • Faroese: “Knivsta”
  • Finnish: “Knivsta”
  • French: “Knivsta”
  • German: “Knivsta”
  • Icelandic: “Knivsta”
  • Irish: “Knivsta”
  • Italian: “Knivsta”
  • Japanese: “クニーヴシュタ市”
  • Ladin: “Knivsta”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Knivsta”
  • Northern Frisian: “Knivsta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Knivsta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Knivsta”
  • Norwegian: “Knivsta”
  • Persian: “کنیوستا”
  • Polish: “Knivsta”
  • Portuguese: “Knivsta”
  • Romanian: “Knivsta”
  • Russian: “Книвста”
  • Slovenian: “Knivsta”
  • Spanish: “Knivsta”
  • Swedish: “Knivsta”
  • Urdu: “کنیوسٹا”

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