Granholmen

Granholmen, or Västra Granholmen, is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in . It is situated in the Höggarnsfjärden waterway to the south of and and north of Stora and Lilla Höggarn.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Vaxholm Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Granholmen (vid Vaxholm)”, “Granholmen, Vaxholm Municipality”, and “Västra Granholmen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bogesund Castle and Stora Höggarn.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former manor in , about 15 kilometres to the east of , . It is located on the Bogesundslandet peninsula, in the center of the Bogesundslandet nature reserve and some 2 kilometres west of the settlement of .

Island
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is an island.

Islet
Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vaxholm and Kummelnäs.

Town
Photo: Szilas, Public domain.
The Stockholm archipelago, Stockholms skärgård or skärgården, is a group of thousands of islands in the region, extending east of in the Baltic Sea.

Suburb
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is a locality situated on the island of in 's Stockholm archipelago. From an administrative perspective, it is located in and , and has 3,848 inhabitants as of 2010.

Suburb
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is a locality situated on the island of in 's Stockholm archipelago. From an administrative perspective, it is located in and , and has 731 inhabitants as of 2010.

Granholmen

Latitude
59.3767° or 59° 22′ 36″ north
Longitude
18.3075° or 18° 18′ 27″ east
Open location code
9FFW98G4+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2285980446
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Wiki­data ID
Q18334987
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Satellite Map

Discover Granholmen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“Granholmen” goes by many names.
  • German: “Granholmen”
  • Swedish: “Granholmen”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bogesund lighthouse and Granholmen lighthouse.

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