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 parenthesis in the history of the city. The harbor in Norrtälje vaktas inte av n...

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 citizens are by now more used to the music from the bathing community’s mu...

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 (återkomsten) vaktas inte av någon ännu, ladda ner GeoStory-appen och bli ägare/vä...

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 until it’s carried off by boat

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 of September. Augusta Andersson - Bather vaktas inte av någon ännu, ladda...

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 Pehr Georg Palmgren vaktas inte av någon ännu, ladda ner GeoStory-appen och...

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 recreation and entertainment. The Community park in Norrtälje vaktas inte av någon...

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 been the last city where pigs could freely roam around. From now on Norrtä...

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 wool factory vaktas inte av någon ännu, ladda ner GeoStory-appen och bli äga...

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 joint pain and other ailments.