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Gnesta
Gnesta railway station
Gnesta railway station
Gnesta is located in Södermanland
Gnesta
Gnesta
Location in Södermanland
Gnesta is located in Sweden
Gnesta
Gnesta
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Södermanland
County Södermanland County
and Stockholm County
Municipality Gnesta Municipality and
Södertälje Municipality
Area
 • Total 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total 6,376
 • Density 1,441/km2 (3,730/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate Cfb

Gnesta (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈgněːsta]) is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,376 inhabitants in 2020.

Gnesta is located in Södermanland, on the border to Stockholm County. As situated near the county boundary Gnesta is served by Stockholm commuter rail which has a terminus here.

Gnesta is the location for the 2009 film adaptation of the Stieg Larsson book The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, representing the fictional Hedestad and Hedeby Island.

SLM DIA2022-0010 – Gatuparti med badhus i Gnesta - Restoration
Street in Gnesta with bathhouse, c. 1900
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