Trosa Municipality () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Södermanland County
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in southeast Sweden. The municipality consists of the
localities of
Vagnhärad,
Västerljung,
Stensund,
Sund and the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Trosa. The seat of the municipality is located in the town of
Trosa.
The present municipality was created as recently as 1992, when
Nyköping Municipality, which Trosa had been a part of since 1974, was split in three parts.
The municipality borders to
Nyköping Municipality,
Gnesta Municipality, and in the north to
Södertälje Municipality
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It borders to Lake Mälaren in the north and the Baltic Sea in the south, and within the Stockholm County ...
in
Stockholm County.
Tourism
During the summer, the municipality sees its population of 14´000 (2021) increase fourfold. This is mostly due to people living in the Stockholm area that, during the summer, move to their holiday cottages in the municipality. Being close to Stockholm, the municipality is a favourite amongst tourists from abroad. The well-equipped harbour and Trosa's archipelago also attract many pleasure boats from both Sweden and the other countries bordering the Baltic Sea.
Elections
The table below shows the results of the parliamentary (Riksdag) elections for Trosa municipality since the inaugural election under its current entity in 1991. For the period 1991 to 1998, the exact numbers of the
Sweden Democrats
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were not published by the
SCB due to the party's small size nationally.
Riksdag
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Political blocks
The table below lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocks since 1991. Parties not elected to the Riksdag are included in "others" such as the Sweden Democrats (results from 1988 to 2006) and the Greens (1991). The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. The New Democracy party got elected in 1991 but are still listed under "other" due to the short lifespan of the party.
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Trosa Municipality's electoral districts in the
2022 Swedish general election sourced from
SVT's election platform, in turn taken from
SCB official statistics.
In total there were 14,653 residents, of whom 11,006 were Swedish citizens of voting age.
[ 42.0% voted for the left coalition and 57.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
]
References
External links
Trosa Municipality
- Official site (in Swedish)
Article ''Trosa''
- From Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)
Trosa Flygklubb
- The local Trosa aviation club and airport
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Municipalities of Södermanland County