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Sigtuna

urban area and former city in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden
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Sigtuna

Summary

Sigtuna is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Sigtuna ranks in the top 2% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (494 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sigtuna is located in Sigtuna Municipality[3].
  • Sigtuna is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Sigtuna's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[5].
  • Sigtuna's founder is recorded as Eric the Victorious[6].
  • Sigtuna's postal code is recorded as 193 32[7].
  • Sigtuna's Commons category is recorded as Sigtuna[8].
  • Sigtuna's local dialing code is recorded as 08[9].
  • 980 marks the founding of Sigtuna[10].
  • Sigtuna's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.61731, 'lon': 17.72361}[11].
  • Sigtuna's official website is recorded as https://www.sigtuna.se[12].
  • Sigtuna's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sigtuna[13].
  • Sigtuna's Commons gallery is recorded as Sigtuna[14].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+2581'}[15].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+3234'}[16].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+4214'}[17].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+8444'}[18].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+7204'}[19].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+9074'}[20].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+9224'}[21].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+9312'}[22].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+9437'}[23].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+9592'}[24].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+9508'}[25].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+9377'}[26].
  • Sigtuna has a population of {'amount': '+9698'}[27].

Body

Geography

Sigtuna is in the country of Sweden[4]. Sigtuna is located in Sigtuna Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+329'}[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+342'}[29], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+344'}[30], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+393'}[31], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+457'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+532'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2581'}[15], {'amount': '+3234'}[16], {'amount': '+4214'}[17], {'amount': '+8444'}[18], {'amount': '+7204'}[19], and {'amount': '+9074'}[20].

Designation and Status

Sigtuna's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[5].

History and Context

980 marks the founding of Sigtuna[10].

Why It Matters

Sigtuna ranks in the top 2% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (494 views/month).[2] Sigtuna has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Sigtuna is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Eric the Victorious Gunnar Ekelöf Jonas Eriksson Sweden

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Census 1960. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Census 1960. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Population and housing census in 1965. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Population and Housing Census 1970, Part 2. Population in localities. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q88541482. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Salgo60 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 62
    Wikipedia languages → ['am', 'ar', 'ast', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el',
    Connects with → Q141624165
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  2. 10w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  3. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Eric the Victorious
    Inception → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+329'}, {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+342'}, {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+344'} +6
    Category for people born here → Q26943622
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سگٹونا]]"
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