Sigtuna is a city in the Uppland part of Stockholm County, central Sweden. It has a population of 7,000 and is the namesake of Sigtuna Municipality, even though the seat is in Märsta with 23,000 inhabitants.
Sigtuna is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.
Sigtuna is situated at the bay Skarven, stretching around Upplands-Bro and a part of Lake Mälaren.
Although less significant today, Sigtuna has an important place in Sweden's early history. The history of Sigtuna before the 11th century, as described in the Norse sagas and other early medieval sources, can be found in the article Old Sigtuna. |
