Älgö
Älgö is a locality situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is also a peninsula next to Saltsjöbaden, in Stockholm Archipelago. Älgö is surrounded by Baggensfjärden, Ingaröfjärden and Erstaviken.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 1,040 residents
- Description: peninsula in Saltsjöbaden, Nacka Municipality
- Also known as: “AElgoeoe” and “Älgöö”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tyresö Palace and Karptjärn.
Tyresö Palace
Castle
Tyresö Palace is a 17th-century palace in Tyresö, Stockholm County, Sweden, about 25 km south-east of central Stockholm. The construction of the palace began in the 1620s and completed in 1636 by the Lord High Steward Gabriel Oxenstierna. Tyresö Palace is situated 3 km southwest of Älgö.
Karptjärn
Lake
Photo: Larske, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karptjärn is a lake in Stockholm County, Södermanland, Sweden. Karptjärn is situated 3 km southwest of Älgö.
Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden
Hotel
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden is a hotel in Saltsjöbaden, Sweden. Built on the initiative of Knut Agathon Wallenberg, it was opened in 1893 by King Oscar II of Sweden. Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden is situated 2½ km northwest of Älgö.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saltsjöbaden and Igelboda.
Saltsjöbaden
Village
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saltsjöbaden is a locality in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,491 inhabitants in 2010. It is on the Baltic Sea coast, deep in the Stockholm Archipelago. Saltsjöbaden is situated 3 km northwest of Älgö.
Igelboda
Neighborhood
Photo: Mrund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igelboda is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Älgö.
Baggensstäket
Locality
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
Baggensstäket is a strait in the Stockholm archipelago, between the island of Värmdö and the mainland. It is part of the waterway between the firth of Baggensfjärden and bay of Lännerstasundet. Baggensstäket is situated 6 km northwest of Älgö.
Älgö
- Categories: peninsula, minor locality in Sweden, and urban area in Sweden
- Location: Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Älgö” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Älgö (lawis sa Suwesya)”
- Cebuano: “Älgö”
- Danish: “Älgö”
- Dutch: “Älgö”
- Finnish: “Älgö (Ruotsi)”
- Finnish: “Älgö”
- French: “Älgö”
- German: “Älgö”
- Irish: “Älgö”
- Ladin: “Älgö”
- Low German: “Älgö”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Älgö”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Älgö”
- Polish: “Älgö”
- Swedish: “Älgö, Nacka kommun”
- Swedish: “Älgö”
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