Huddinge Municipality

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Geography

Nature reserves in Huddinge Municipality

Björksättra Peninsula Nature Reserve Flemingsbergsskogen Nature Reserve Flemingsbergsskogen Nature Reserve Flemingsbergsskogen Nature reserve is a nature reserve in Huddinge Municipality south of central Stockholm, Sweden.The reserve was created in 2006 and encompasses some 956 Hectare of land and 11 ha of water.... Gömmaren Nature Reserve Gömmaren Nature Reserve G?mmaren Nature Reserve is a nature reserve centred on G?mmaren in the north of Huddinge Municipality south of central Stockholm, Sweden. The reserve was created in 1995.... , including the Fullersta kvarn Natura 2000 Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is an ecological network of protected areas in the territory of the European Union. In May 1992, governments of the European Union adopted legislation designed to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe....  area. Gladöskogen Nature Reserve Gömsta Äng Nature Reserve Lännaskogen Nature Reserve, including Lissma-Kvarnsjö and Lännaskogen Natura 2000 areas. Orlången Nature Reserve Orlången Nature Reserve File:Balingsta kvarn 2008.JPGOrl?ngen Nature Reserve is a nature reserve surrounding Lake Orl?ngen in central Huddinge Municipality, south of Stockholm, Sweden.... Paradiset Nature Reserve, including Granby and Hanveden Natura 2000 areas. Trångsundsskogen Nature Reserve

Lakes in Huddinge Municipality
Vårbyfjärden Vårbyfjärden V?rbyfj?rden is a strait in south-eastern M?laren south-west of Stockholm in Sweden.V?rbyfj?rden separates Eker? island and Eker? Municipality north of it, from S?dert?lje Municipality and Huddinge Municipality south of it and Stockholm Municipality on its western side.... Albysjön Gömmaren Gömmaren G?mmaren is a small lake located in the municipality Huddinge in southern Stockholm, Sweden. It is the easternmost lake in the Tyres?n Lake System.... Långsjön Långsjön L?ngsj?n is a lake in southern Stockholm, Sweden.The lake is situated in an old residential neighbourhood located between the municipalities of Stockholm and Huddinge and most of the shoreline is private property.... Trehörningen Trehörningen (Sjödalen) Treh?rningen is a small lake located in the municipality Huddinge in southern Stockholm, Sweden. As part of the Tyres?n lake system, Treh?rningen receives water from Lake G?mmaren and supplies water to ?gestasj?n.... Mörtsjön Mörtsjön M?rtsj?n is a small lake in Huddinge Municipality, south of Stockholm in Sweden. Part of the Orl?ngen Nature Reserve, M?rtsj?n is also one of the smaller lakes of the Tyres?n Lake System,... Orlången Orlången Orl?ngen is a lake in central Huddinge Municipality, just south of Stockholm, Sweden.Orl?ngen, one of the lakes in the Tyres?n Lake System, forms part of the Orl?ngen Nature Reserve....	Kvarnsjön-Gladö Kärrsjön Holmträsket Rudträsket Ådran Trehörningen-Paradiset Långsjön-Paradiset Ormputten	Öran Lissmasjön Trylen Trylen Trylen is a small lake 17 km south of central Stockholm, Sweden. Shared by Huddinge Municipality and Haninge Municipality, it forms part of the Tyres?n Lake System.... Kvarnsjön-Lissma Ågestasjön Ågestasjön ?gestasj?n is a small lake in Huddinge Municipality south of Stockholm, Sweden.?gestasj?n forms part of the Tyres?n Lake System and, with a biodiversity unique in the Stockholm region, is highly popular among Birdwatching and ornithology.... Magelungen Magelungen Magelungen is one of the biggest lakes in Stockholm, Sweden, located between the municipalities of Stockholm and Huddinge Municipality. It is considered as of great recreational value and is popular for bathing, yachting, and fishing in summers, and tour skating in winters.... Drevviken Drevviken Drevviken is a lake in southern Stockholm, Sweden, shared by the four municipalities Stockholm, Haninge Municipality, Huddinge Municipality, and Tyres? Municipality....

Demography

Huddinge has a total population of roughly 90,000, or 4.5% of the population of Stockholm County. The average age is 36.7 years, but one-third of the population is under 25 years of age. This means that Huddinge has a slightly younger population than both Stockholm County (38.9 years) and the whole country (40.6 years). The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of the municipality is increasing significantly. Since the 1960s, the population has doubled in size and is currently among the 17 largest municipalities in Sweden.

Localities

• Stockholm urban area
  Stockholm urban area
  
  The Stockholm urban area is the largest and most populous of the statistical localities or urban areas in Sweden. It has no administrative function of its own, but constitutes a continuous multimunicipal built-up area, which extends into 11 Municipalities of Sweden in Stockholm County....
   (part of) 86,802 inh.
• Vidja 633 inh.
• Rural areas 2,465 inh.

Public transport

Huddinge is served by the Stockholm public transport system

Public transport in Stockholm

Public transport in Stockholm consists of bus, rapid transit, Regional rail, light rail, tram and archipelago boat operation in Stockholm County, Sweden....
. There are two stations on the Stockholm Metro

Stockholm Metro

The Stockholm Metro is the rapid transit system in Stockholm, Sweden. The system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are subterranean and 53 are above ground stations....
 and five on the Stockholm commuter rail

Stockholm commuter rail

Stockholm commuter rail is the regional rail system in Stockholm County, Sweden. The system is an important part of the public transport in Stockholm, and is controlled by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik; the trains are operated under contract by Stockholmst?g, part of the national railway SJ AB....
 system as well as large bus network. Some main line trains call at Flemingsberg

Flemingsberg

Flemingsberg a southern suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, located in Huddinge Municipality in the south-western part of the contigous Stockholm urban area....
.

History

It is believed that the history of Huddinge goes back at least 1,000 years, to before the Viking Age

Viking Age

Viking Age is the term for the period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, spanning the eighth to eleventh centuries....
. When hostile ships approached the community, the inhabitants of Huddinge would climb to high locations and light beacons. Beacons were located around the entirety of Lake Mälaren

Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
. Huddinge's coat of arms

Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 has its origins in this tradition. The name Huddinge is believed to come from the Uddung's - the first inhabitants in this area, which during the Iron Age

Iron Age

In archaeology, the Iron Age was the stage in the development of any people in which tools and weapons whose main ingredient was iron were prominent....
 lived on the shores of Lake Mälaren

Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
 nearby Vårby.

Subdivisions

Huddinge municipality is sub-divided into six districts:

• Skogås
  Skogås
  
  Skog?s is a district of Huddinge Municipality in Sweden, 15 kilometres south of Stockholm along the railroad to the city and harbour of Nyn?shamn....
  /Trångsund
  Trångsund
  
  Tr?ngsund is a part of Huddinge to the south of Stockholm located between the two lakes Magelungen and Drevviken. The region Tr?ngsund/Skog?s has about 21 500 inhabitants. From Tr?ngsund it is a 20 minute travel to Stockholm central by train....
   (pop. 22,223)
• Sjödalen/Fullersta (pop. 18,439)
• Stuvsta/Snättringe (pop. 14,879)
• Flemingsberg
  Flemingsberg
  
  Flemingsberg a southern suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, located in Huddinge Municipality in the south-western part of the contigous Stockholm urban area....
   (pop. 12,682)
• Segeltorp (pop. 10,507)
• Vårby (pop. 9,271), including Masmo
  Masmo
  
  Masmo is a suburban district south of Stockholm and part of Huddinge Municipality. The Stockholm Metro was opened in 1972....
  

There are four territorial parish

Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
es of the Church of Sweden

Church of Sweden

The Church of Sweden is the largest Ecclesia in Sweden. The Church of Sweden professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion....
 within the municipality: Huddinge, Trångsund, Flemingsberg and St. Mikael.

Culture

The municipality contains six public libraries, Södertörn University College

Södertörn University College

File:S?dert?rns h?gskola Moas b?ge.jpgFile:S?dert?rns h?gskolebibliotek p? kv?llen.jpgFile:Biblioteket baksidan.jpgS?dert?rn University is a University_college#Sweden_and_Norway located in Flemingsberg and the larger area called S?dert?rn, in Stockholm County, Sweden....
 and one of the campuses for Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet is one of Europe's largest medical universities. It was founded in 1810 and is located in Solna Municipality, just outside Stockholm....
.

Kungens Kurva

Kungens Kurva

Kungens Kurva is a part of Huddinge Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden. The entire area consists mainly of large buildings with stores; in Kungens Kurva you find for instance supermarkets, electronics/hardware retailers and the world's largest IKEA store....
 is one of Sweden's largest shopping areas. It hosts, among other things, the largest IKEA

IKEA

IKEA is a privately-held, international home products retailer that sells ready-to-assemble furniture furniture, accessories, and bathroom and kitchen items in their retail stores around the world....
 store in the world, the largest cinema in the country, and a large shopping centre. In total, it generates a turnover of 6 billion Swedish kronor and has 15 million visitors per year.

Sports

The most known sports club in Huddinge is the ice hockey club Huddinge IK

Huddinge IK

Huddinge IK is a Sweden ice hockey team from Huddinge Municipality, a southern suburb of Stockholm. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan....
, which has fostered a long line of well known Swedish ice hockey players, such as Michael Nylander

Michael Nylander

Michael Nylander is a Swedish people professional ice hockey player, playing as Centre for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League....
, Mattias Norström

Mattias Norström

Mattias Norstr?m is a Swedish people retired professional ice hockey defenceman. In the National Hockey League, he played for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars....
 and Kent Johansson

Kent Johansson

Kent "Lill-Kenta" Johansson is a retired Swedish people ice hockey player, currently head coach of HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien....
, and used to be a regular runner up in the Swedish second division and the qualifications for the Elitserien. Peter Forsberg

Peter Forsberg

is a Swedish people professional ice hockey Centre , currently playing for Modo Hockey in Elitserien.Forsberg is widely considered to be among the greatest two-way players of all time, known for his prolific offensive skills as well as his tenacious defensive play....
 also happened to make his debut as a senior player with his original club Modo Hockey

MODO Hockey

Modo Hockey is an ice hockey club in ?rnsk?ldsvik, Sweden. The home arena was earlier Kempehallen, built in 1964, but from the 2006-07 season the men's team plays at the Swedbank Arena, ?rnsk?ldsvik....
, facing Huddinge away.

Split into two municipalities

After years of debate a vote is planned in 2008 regarding a split of Huddinge into two different municipalities named in published documents as Huddinge and Huddinge östra ("Huddinge East"). The intention with a split is to make the eastern part of Huddinge its own municipality after years of protests from inhabitants. Due to large protests it was decided in 2007 to hold a vote regarding the split. However it was proposed that only the inhabitants of eastern Huddinge would be allowed to vote. This has caused a major political split of opinions as the political opposition wants to see a vote. At least 60% of the inhabitants of eastern Huddinge must vote yes for the split to be performed.

Twin cities

	Lyngby-Taarbæk Lyngby-Taarbæk Lyngby-Taarb?k Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
	Vantaa Vantaa Vantaa is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
	Nuuk Nuuk Nuuk is the Capital and largest city of Greenland, and the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. It has a population of 15,047 , of whom 11,862 were born in Greenland.... , Greenland Greenland Greenland is a member country of the Kingdom of Denmark located between the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago....
	Seyðisfjörður Seyðisfjörður Sey?isfj?r?ur is a small village in the Eastfjords of Iceland at the end of the fjord of the same name. A road over Fjar?arhei?i mountain pass connects Sey?isfj?r?ur to the rest of Iceland; 27km to the ring road and Egilssta?ir.... , Iceland Iceland Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
	Askim Askim is a List of cities in Norway and a Municipalities of Norway in ?stfold Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Askim.... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....

External links

• - Official site