Ekerö

Ekerö Municipality (Swedish: Ekerö kommun) is a municipality in the province of Uppland in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The name derives from the name of the main island within the municipality whose name is Ekerön, and literally means "Oak Island". Its seat is located in the town of Ekerö. The King of Sweden resides in Ekerö Municipality, at Drottningholm Palace (see below). Originally, when the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863, eight rural municipalities were created, each corresponding to an old parish. The municipal reform of 1952 grouped them in two new larger entities. The next reform in 1971 merged them into the present municipality.

The Ekeby oak tree (Swedish: Ekebyhovseken) is an oak tree in Ekerö outside Stockholm, Sweden, close to Ekebyhov Castle. It is the largest living deciduous tree in Sweden by volume.The Ekeby oak is approximately 500 years old. It was declared a natural monument in 1956. There are many old trees around Ekebyhov Castle; the oak, sometimes called Ekeröjätten (the Ekerö giant) stands alone in a field south of the castle, where it had no competition for space from other trees. It was measured in 2008 as the largest tree by volume in Sweden.

Parksidan is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, with 494 inhabitants in 2010.

Älvnäs is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, with 601 inhabitants in 2010.

Norsborg metro station is the end station on the red line of the Stockholm metro, located in Norsborg, Botkyrka Municipality. The distance to Slussen is 20.8 km. The station was opened on 12 January 1975 as the southwestern terminus of the extension from Fittja.The new Norsborg Depot was built immediately beside Norsborg station between 2012 and 2016, and houses the new SL C30 trains that started operations on the red line in 2020.

Hallunda is a part of Botkyrka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Hallunda and Norsborg are continuous suburbs. Around 79% of the population of Hallunda are of Non-Swedish descent.

Hallunda Church (Swedish: Hallunda kyrka) is a church building in Hallunda, Botkyrka, Sweden.

Hallunda metro station is a station on the red line of the Stockholm metro, located in Hallunda, Botkyrka Municipality. The station was opened on 12 January 1975 as part of the extension from Fittja to Norsborg. The distance to Slussen is 20.1 km (12.5 mi).

Sturehov Manor (Swedish: Sturehovs slott; sometimes Sturehof) is a manor house in Botkyrka Municipality, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. The manor contains well-preserved 18th-century interiors.

Solsidan is a locality in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It had 349 inhabitants in 2010.

Vårbyfjärden (Swedish for "inlet of Vårby") is a strait in south-eastern Lake Mälaren south-west of Stockholm in Sweden. Vårbyfjärden separates Ekerö island and Ekerö Municipality north of it, from Södertälje and Huddinge Municipalities south of it and Stockholm Municipality on its western side. South of Vårbyfjärden is Albysjön,

The Lovö Runestones are five Viking Age memorial runestones outside the Lovö church on the island of Lovön in Lake Mälaren, which is in Stockholm County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Uppland.