Rimbo is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County. It is a former railway junction that today has around 5.200 inhabitants. Even without the railway, it is today still a regional center between the town of Norrtälje and the Capital Stockholm.
A Short History of Rimbo
Rimbo has its origins in the former parish that shares its name. The parish dates to the Middle Ages and the area was for a long time a marketplace.
The modern locality began its development with the railway at the end of the 19th century. The railway connecting Norrtälje with Uppsala opened in 1884 with a station in Rimbo. It was extended in 1885 with a line to Stockholm and in 1898 with a line to Hallstavik. In the middle of these lines was the settlement near the Rimbo Parish Church that began developing around the railway junction. Many of the railways began to be decommissioned in the 1960s and the last line was canceled in 1981.
Rimbo Parish was with the Swedish Municipality Reform of 2862 replaced by the new civic government of Rimbo Municipality and the church congregation. In 1952, the municipality was incorporated into Sjuhundra Municipality. Rimbo Municipality was reinstated for a short time in 1967 before it became a part of Norrtälje Municipality in 1971.
Things to Do and See
The center houses a few shops, restaurants, and other services. The rest of the locality is mostly residential areas, but there is an industrial area in the southern part of the locality.
Rimbo Church
The parish church is on the outskirts of the locality. It was once the center of the parish and its name is also Saint Andrew’s Church (Sankt Andreas Kyrka). It is a stone church that dates to the 15th century. Many alterations and centuries later the church is today a part of Rimbo Congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden.
Rimbo Market
There is an annual market that takes place one day in October each year. It is arranged by the local sports club Rimbo IF. It was first arranged in 1962 and has only been canceled twice since. That was during the Covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
How to Get to Rimbo
- Flights: Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is 29 kilometers to the west.
- Car: Rimbo is on Road 77 between Norrtälje and Stockholm.
- Bus: Buses from SL connect Rimbo with the surrounding region.
The driving distance from 5 major Swedish cities, according to Google Maps:
- Stockholm – 56 kilometers (1 h 3 min)
- Gothenburg – 523 kilometers (5 h 41 min)
- Malmö – 667 kilometers (7 h 14 min)
- Linköping – 255 kilometers (2 h 57 min)
- Kiruna – 1215 kilometers (14 h 36 min)
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