Join us on a historic walk through Norrtälje city, from the humble beginnings when the city was founded, all the way to the present day expansion. From the western edge to the eastern, where the Norrtälje bay starts. For each of the four centuries, specific places and people of importance to the development of the city are introduced. You might recognise some, while others are less known, but they all carry interesting and perhaps unexpected details and stories. English
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Oct 2, 2026 · 2:20
Franzon was born 1890 in Borås and came to Norrtälje 1810 as a cabinet maker. He was involved in the cooperative movement of the city early on, and served as assistant and…
Oct 1, 2026 · 1:48
What we today call the harbor is quite a new phenomenon. It was established in the 1880’s and had largely played out its role a hundred years later. As such it was only a…
Sep 30, 2026 · 0:37
In a letter to the newspaper editor, a writer complains about the loud steam whistle in the wool factory. It scares his horses that he normally parks nearby. Both the horses and…
Sep 29, 2026 · 1:10
The steamboat Norrtelje has been used as a restaurant in the Norrälje harbor since 1968, when she was saved from being scrapped by a group of enthusiasts. s/s Norrtelje…
Sep 28, 2026 · 0:35
It’s the start of 1970ies and from the Norrtälje harbor you can see the tractor crews emptying their loads into the huge silo towers. That’s where the grain is dried and stored…
Sep 27, 2026 · 1:57
My name is Augusta Andersson. I have been a bather for 18 years and had several famous people come through our bath facility. The bath season lasts from June 10th until the start…
Sep 26, 2026 · 1:33
Palmgren was born in Mariestad 1809 and came to Norrtälje 1838 as a city physician. Five years later he became an infirmary physician and 1860 specialist physician. City doctor…
Sep 25, 2026 · 1:24
The community park was established in the mid 1850’s under the suggestion of city doctor Pehr Georg Palmgren. Norrtälje lacked a suitable place for walking - a place for…
Sep 24, 2026 · 0:23
The pigs of Norrtälje can no longer wander freely on the city streets! The authorities have banned them from dwelling in the gutters, staircases and alleys. Norrtälje might have…
Sep 23, 2026 · 1:56
On this parking lot once stood a factory for making wool fabric. As it was the beginning of the 1800’s, it was one of Sweden’s first fully mechanized wool spinning mills. The…
Sep 22, 2026 · 0:59
It’s summer in the 1860ies and you can see all the visitors arriving by the steamboat. They are probably here to try out the famous Norrtälje mud. It is said to do wonders for…
Sep 21, 2026 · 0:58
Merchant Sven Strandberg was one of the most influential people in Norrtälje in the 1700-hundreds. He was born in Färila parish in Hälsingland, where his father was a vicar.…
Sep 20, 2026 · 1:20
Besides the rifle factory there were also many tanneries in Norrtälje in the 1700’s. This was where hides from slaughtered cattle were made into leather pelts. Some of the…
Sep 19, 2026 · 0:40
Many of the rafle factory’s weapons have to be discarded and the war guild has sent out captain Carl Knutenberg to investigate further. He seems to think that it’s due to many of…
Sep 18, 2026 · 1:32
Apart from the church, the house owned by Merchant Svenn Strandberg was the only building made of stone after the Russian raids. The oldest house in Norrtälje vaktas av…
Sep 17, 2026 · 1:16
You have arrived in Norrtälje in the end of 1721. The 21 year long and extensive Nordic war is finally over. Around you are only rushly built wooden houses, since Russians burnt…
Sep 16, 2026 · 1:22
German Heinrich Jancken was initially hired for Swedish service in Mecklenburg. In May 1622 Gustav Adolf the 2nd agreed to let him have the tax income from the Ortala Mill and…
Sep 15, 2026 · 1:45
Norrtälje rifle factory was located on the other side of the river from this location. In 1620 King Gustav Adolf II had already decided that weapon factories were to be built in…
Sep 14, 2026 · 0:39
Councilmen in Norrtälje have written a letter to the king in an attempt to prevent the German immigrants from becoming councilmen and gain influence in the city. A representative…
Sep 13, 2026 · 1:28
There are no buildings remaining in Norrtälje from the 1600’s. The only thingsthat remain are the city plan and the streets. The network of streets in Norrtälje has grown…
Sep 12, 2026 · 0:50
You have arrived in Norrtälje in the the start of 1623. The city looks like most other villages in the Roslagen area - a collection of farms around stony hills and muddy walkways…
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