Liljeholmen
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Liljeholmen is a district in South Stockholm
South Stockholm
Söderort is the southern suburban part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden...

, organized into the borough
Liljeholmen borough
Liljeholmen was a so called borough in the southern part of Stockholm until 1 January 2007. It was primarily made up of Liljeholmen. The other districts that made up the borough were Aspudden, Gröndal, Midsommarkransen, Västberga and a portion of Hägersten. The population as of 2004 was 30,450 on...

 with the same name.
In 1860 Liljeholmen became the first suburb outside Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

 city limit. The district was as municipal community in Brännkyrka municipality until 1913, when it was incorporated into Stockholm.

During the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

, it hosted parts of the cycling
Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one cycling event was contested. This event was a time trial, which counts as individual race as well as for the team time trial. The competition was held on Sunday July 7, 1912...

 and equestrian
Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics
The equestrian program at the 1912 Summer Olympics included five medal events. There were individual competitions in dressage, eventing, and show jumping...

 events.

Liljeholmen contains industries and offices in Årstadal, apartments in Nybohov and Nyboda and Lake Trekanten
Trekanten (Stockholm)
Trekanten is a small lake in southern-central Stockholm, Sweden. South of it is the lake LångsjönWith a small drainage area with no major feeders and originally lacking natural beauty, Trekanten is today located in a park furnished with an artificial bathing beach and various planted-out fish...

. New residential areas are being built around the central square and former industrial areas near Årstaviken, as a part of several project to enlarge the inner core of Stockholm.

Metro lines 13 and 14 stops at Liljeholmen Metro station
Liljeholmen Metro station
Liljeholmen is a Stockholm Metro station in the city’s southern Liljeholmen district. It is on the Red line . The station also has a cross-platform interchange with the Tvärbanan tramway, and is home to a bus terminal...

 and there are 3 tram stops for Tvärbanan
Tvärbanan
Tvärbanan is a light rail line in the suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden. Its name literally translated into English is Crossways line. It links together many bus and rail lines crossways through its connections with the southern and western subway branches of the Stockholm Metro and the Stockholm...

in the district: Årstadal, Liljeholmen and Trekanten.

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