Trosa is a
locality
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and the seat of
Trosa Municipality
Trosa Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. The municipality consists of the localities of Vagnhärad, Västerljung, Stensund, Sund and the town of Trosa. The seat of the municipality is located in ...
,
Södermanland County
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,
Sweden
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with 5,027 inhabitants in 2010 (town)
and 11,417 in 2010 (municipality). The town is colloquially nicknamed ''Världens ände'' ("The world's end", specifically
the rear end, as "Trosa" is coincidentally also Swedish for "
panty").
The municipality of Trosa consists of the three towns Trosa, Västerljung and Vagnhärad. Despite its small size, Trosa states its place in Sweden. It is the second fastest growing town in Sweden (2,9%/year 2008) and is ranked as having the 3rd best business climate in Sweden (2011).
History
Trosa was known as a town in the 14th century. In the 15th century it was an important site for trade, and received its city privileges in 1454 by King
Charles VIII of Sweden
Karl Knutsson Bonde ( 1408–1470), also known as Charles VIII and called Charles I in Norwegian contexts, was King of Sweden (1448–1457, 1464–1465 and 1467–1470) and King of Norway (1449–1450).
He rose in Swedish politics beca ...
(a.k.a. ''Karl Knutsson Bonde''). Due to
post-glacial rebound
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, the city center was moved in the early 17th century, to its present location by the estuary of the Trosa River. The city gained its valour at the new location from King Karl IX, 19 April 1610.
The city was burnt down and plundered by
Russia
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ns in 1719 during the
Russian Pillage of 1719-1721
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and was repeatedly attacked during the
Great Northern War
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, but the local church and poor-house was spared at every occasion. Both these buildings are now on display in the center of Trosa and serves as a memory from those hard times.
The economic base of the city was as earlier merchantmen and fishery. When the baltic fishery during the 1870s diminished in economic terms, the city opted for tourism as a business for the small coastal city.
Present
Today Trosa is one of the top four wealthiest communities in Sweden (32% of the population earns more than 1,5 million SEK a year). Many famous people have summerhouses in or close to Trosa, for example the well-known chef, hunter and actor
Per Morberg
Per Henrik Morberg (; born 23 June 1960) is a Swedish actor, author, chef, and TV host.
Biography
Morberg grew up in Hökarängen and Sköndal in Stockholm. He competed in judo when he was a teenager. He is a black belt and was named Swedish a ...
as well as
Tommy Körberg
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, the
Swedish royal family,
Mikael Persbrandt
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,
ABBA
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s
Benny Andersson
Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamm ...
and
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA. He is also the co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duve ...
. The founder of
Camfil Farr
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The Group, headquartered in Stockholm, S ...
, Gösta Larsson, lived in Trosa all of his life and at the moment the Larsson-Markman family runs the company.
The general number of people living in Trosa goes up by 131% during the summer months of June–August because of the high ratio of summer residences. Trosa brings in a large number of tourists each year and the Board of Tourism in Södermanland estimates that a little less than 250,000 people from all over the world pass through the town each year.
About 733,650 days AD, Trosa celebrated 146,000 days as a town at its present location under the motto "Future since 1610".
The metalcore band
Adept (band)
Adept is a Swedish metalcore band from Trosa. Formed in 2004, the band consists of vocalist Robert Ljung, guitarists Gustav Lithammer and Kasper Larcombe-Tronstad, bassist Filip Brandelius, drummer Gabriel Hellmark. Adept have released three EPs ...
is from the town.
Education
Within Trosa
locality
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there are four elementary schools (grades 1–6), two junior high schools (grades 7–9). Right now there are no plans to build or house a high school or university/college within the municipality.
References
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Populated places in Trosa Municipality
Municipal seats of Södermanland County
Swedish municipal seats
Coastal cities and towns in Sweden