Norrtälje

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Norrtälje’s early history dates back to the Iron Age. Around 225 ancient monuments have been found within what is now the city. Three ancient castles are assumed to have stood in the former villages Nordrona, Solbacka and Knutby. Norrtälje traces its more recent history to 1219, when the location was first mentioned as Tälje. After some time, the name officially became Norrtälje, to distinguish it from the other Tälje in the province, Södertälje.

The town of Norra Tällie was founded by King Gustav II Adolf in 1622, as were several other towns after the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War, The city arms were created as an upside down anchor as early as 1622 when the charter was granted.

In 1719, large parts of the central town were burnt down by a Russian army during the Russian Pillage of 1719{{ndash}}21. The new stone church was not finished until 1726, and it was another four years before the city hall was completed.

Norrtälje had a railway station on the narrow gauge Roslagsbanan from 1884 to 1969. It is now served by SL buses as a part of the system of public transport in Stockholm.

Norrtälje has a first class industrial heritage displayed in the Pythagoras Mechanical Workshop Museum, based in the premises of a former hot bulb engine factory.

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Norrtälje has a humid continental climate with some maritime influence. Summers are highly variable and can be either very warm or quite subdued. The official station number assigned to Norrtälje was 8644 and there was an downtown weather station in operation until 1984.{{cite web|url=http://www.smhi.se/polopoly_fs/1.2860!/ttm6190%5B1%5D.pdf|title=Meteorological station number listing|language=sv|publisher=SMHI|access-date=2016-04-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=98460|title=Norrtälje 2 - Temperatur - Maximum och minimum - Norrtälje 2|publisher=SMHI|language=sv|accessdate=29 January 2022}}

The chart below is from Svanberga, a village close to Norrtälje. Its more inland location makes it a bit more prone to cold snaps than the town itself, although high temperatures are similar. Even so, Norrtälje remains quite a bit colder than Stockholm and coastal areas further south throughout the year and is more likely to have snow cover. The distance from the open sea to the urban area also affects the local climate, with less maritime moderation than in other coastal towns.

{{Weather box

|location = Svanberga, {{convert|8|km|mi}} north of Norrtälje (2002–2021 averages, extremes since 1995)

|collapsed =

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 10.4

|Feb record high C = 11.3

|Mar record high C = 17.2

|Apr record high C = 23.0

|May record high C = 28.2

|Jun record high C = 30.7

|Jul record high C = 33.7

|Aug record high C = 30.2

|Sep record high C = 26.1

|Oct record high C = 20.1

|Nov record high C = 14.9

|Dec record high C = 12.8

|year record high C =

|Jan avg record high C = 6.2

|Feb avg record high C = 7.3

|Mar avg record high C = 12.9

|Apr avg record high C = 18.5

|May avg record high C = 23.3

|Jun avg record high C = 27.1

|Jul avg record high C = 28.5

|Aug avg record high C = 26.9

|Sep avg record high C = 22.3

|Oct avg record high C = 16.1

|Nov avg record high C = 10.7

|Dec avg record high C = 7.4

|year avg record high C = 29.4

|Jan high C = 0.2

|Feb high C = 0.9

|Mar high C = 4.6

|Apr high C = 10.7

|May high C = 15.8

|Jun high C = 20.1

|Jul high C = 22.9

|Aug high C = 21.5

|Sep high C = 16.7

|Oct high C = 10.1

|Nov high C = 5.2

|Dec high C = 2.0

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = -3.0

|Feb mean C = -3.0

|Mar mean C = -0.2

|Apr mean C = 4.8

|May mean C = 9.7

|Jun mean C = 14.0

|Jul mean C = 16.9

|Aug mean C = 15.9

|Sep mean C = 11.8

|Oct mean C = 6.4

|Nov mean C = 2.5

|Dec mean C = -0.8

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -6.2

|Feb low C = -6.8

|Mar low C = -5.0

|Apr low C = -1.2

|May low C = 3.5

|Jun low C = 7.9

|Jul low C = 10.9

|Aug low C = 10.3

|Sep low C = 6.8

|Oct low C = 2.7

|Nov low C = -0.2

|Dec low C = -3.6

|year low C =

|Jan avg record low C = -20.4

|Feb avg record low C = -19.0

|Mar avg record low C = -16.3

|Apr avg record low C = -8.0

|May avg record low C = -3.4

|Jun avg record low C = 1.3

|Jul avg record low C = 4.5

|Aug avg record low C = 3.2

|Sep avg record low C = -0.2

|Oct avg record low C = -5.8

|Nov avg record low C = -9.1

|Dec avg record low C = -14.3

|year avg record low C = -24.7

|Jan record low C = -30.6

|Feb record low C = -32.5

|Mar record low C = -32.5

|Apr record low C = -16.3

|May record low C = -8.4

|Jun record low C = -1.4

|Jul record low C = 1.9

|Aug record low C = 0.5

|Sep record low C = -3.2

|Oct record low C = -13.7

|Nov record low C = -25.6

|Dec record low C = -31.6

|year record low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 44.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 31.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 27.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 27.4

|May precipitation mm = 45.0

|Jun precipitation mm = 58.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 57.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 68.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 47.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 54.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 55.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 51.6

|year precipitation mm =

|unit precipitation days = 1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 10.8

|Feb precipitation days = 8.0

|Mar precipitation days = 6.6

|Apr precipitation days = 6.0

|May precipitation days = 8.1

|Jun precipitation days = 8.4

|Jul precipitation days = 8.2

|Aug precipitation days = 9.2

|Sep precipitation days = 8.6

|Oct precipitation days = 9.9

|Nov precipitation days = 10.9

|Dec precipitation days = 11.6

|year precipitation days =

|source 1 = SMHI Open Data for Svanberga, precipitation{{cite web

| url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer/#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=98490

| title = Open Data for Svanberga

| language = sv

| publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

| accessdate = 30 January 2022}}

|source 2 = SMHI Open Data for Svanberga, temperature{{cite web

| url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer/#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=98490

| publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

| language = sv

| title = Open Data for Svanberga| accessdate = 30 January 2022}}

|date = January 2022}}

{{Weather box

|location = Norrtälje

|collapsed = Yes

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan high C = -1

|Feb high C = -1

|Mar high C = 5

|Apr high C = 9

|May high C = 15

|Jun high C = 19

|Jul high C = 21

|Aug high C = 20

|Sep high C = 15

|Oct high C = 10

|Nov high C = 4

|Dec high C = 1

|year high C = 9.7

|Jan mean C = -4

|Feb mean C = -4

|Mar mean C = 0.5

|Apr mean C = 4.5

|May mean C = 10.5

|Jun mean C = 14

|Jul mean C = 16.5

|Aug mean C = 15.5

|Sep mean C = 11

|Oct mean C = 7

|Nov mean C = 2

|Dec mean C = -1.5

|year mean C = 5.9

|Jan low C = -7

|Feb low C = -7

|Mar low C = -4

|Apr low C = 0

|May low C = 6

|Jun low C = 9

|Jul low C = 12

|Aug low C = 11

|Sep low C = 7

|Oct low C = 4

|Nov low C = 0

|Dec low C = -4

|year low C = 2.2

|Jan precipitation mm = 51.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 35.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 33.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 36.1

|May precipitation mm = 33.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 48.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 77.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 70.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 68.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 56.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 70.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 60.7

|year precipitation mm = 637.3

|source 1 = SMHI.se{{cite web

| url =http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur| title =Weather Information for Norrtälje 1961-1990 | access-date = 1 November 2012

| publisher =Swedish Meteorological Institute | language = sv }}

|date=November 2012

}}

== Gallery ==

Norrtälje NZ7 1085 (45942312771).jpg|Norrtälje 2018

Norrtälje NZ7 1062 63 (31006650977).jpg|View west from Norrtälje Hamnplan

Norrtälje NZ7 1064 65 66 (45030112765).jpg|View east from Norrtälje Hamnplan

Norrtälje NZ7 1071 72 73 (45030095505).jpg|View south from Norrtälje Hamnplan

Norrtälje NZ7 1074 75 76 (45892952292).jpg|View north from Norrtälje Hamnplan

The following sports clubs are located in Norrtälje:

• BKV Norrtälje
• Norrtälje IK
• HK Ceres[https://www.laget.se/hkceres/ HK Ceres]
• Roslagens GK[https://www.roslagensgk.com/ Roslagens GK]
• Norrtelje BK[http://www.norrtaljebrottarklubb.se/ Norrtelje BK]

• Eddie Läck, former NHL goaltender who is now a coaching assistant for the Arizona State Sun Devils hockey team

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• Penningby Castle
• Stockholm archipelago
• Roslagen

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