Historical sites along the quay

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Welcome to discover places of cultural and historical interest along Vaxholm's quay. There are QR codes at selected locations along the quay. Scan them and see and hear our cicerone Edward Blom tell you more about the place.

You can see what the places are and get a short info about them below.

  • The Wirström farms

    Baltic Sea port

    The Wirström farms are an important part of Vaxholm's history. Most of the houses were built before 1820 when they were bought by the merchant Gustav Wirström. Today, the entire Tullbomen neighborhood is K-labeled.

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  • Vaxholm Customs House

    Baltic Sea port

    Vaxholm's customs house was built in 1736 and was then Vaxholm's only stone house. The town's other buildings could be burned down in the event of an enemy attack. The Customs House has significant historical and architectural importance and is one of the oldest preserved buildings in Vaxholm.

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  • Waxholms hotell

    Baltic Sea port

    The history of Vaxholm's hotel begins as early as 1856 when sisters Ulla and Carolina Falk started Falk's salons. On January 5, 1899, the hotel was destroyed in a fire, but in October 1902 the newly built Waxholms Hotell opened.

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  • Vaxholms kastell

    Baltic Sea port

    Vaxholms kastell was built to defend the entrance to Stockholm. The fort we see today was completed in 1863 after 30 years of construction. Despite its impressive walls of 30,000 granite blocks and 150 cannons, the castle had already lost its military significance nine years after its inauguration, when new technology proved capable of piercing the thick walls.

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  • Pilots and Pilotage

    Baltic Sea port

    Lotsgatan with its old pilot houses has been home to many of Vaxholm's pilots over the years. Up on Lotsgatan there were four windmills in the 1800s and then the southeastern part of today's Lotsgata was called Qvarngatan. The last windmill disappeared in 1883, but even today the old bottom stone of the mill remains at Lotsgatan 9.

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We want to encourage everyone to walk along the quay and therefore it is not possible to watch the films here, you will have to scan the QR code available on site. All films can be viewed in the exhibition room in the Town Hall.