Skarpnäck borough
Encyclopedia
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| Country Country A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously... : |  Sweden |
| Municipality Municipality A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district... : | 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... |
| Municipal part: | Söderort |
| Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... : | 15.66 km² |
| Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... : | 40,707 (2007) |
| Established: | 2007 |
| Website: | Skarpnäck on Stockholm site | Map |
Skarpnäck is a so called borough (stadsdelsområde) in the southern part
South Stockholm
Söderort is the southern suburban part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden...
of 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...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Overview
The area corresponds mostly with the Skarpnäck parish. The districts that make up the borough are BagarmossenBagarmossen
Bagarmossen is a working/lower class district in the Skarpnäck borough of Stockholm, Sweden. Bagarmossen has 10,951 inhabitants as of December 31, 2009.- Geography and transportation :Bagarmossen is located southeast of central Stockholm...
, Björkhagen
Björkhagen
Björkhagen is a district in Skarpnäck borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Björkhagen has 5,695 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007.The Stockholm Metro station Björkhagen is an elevated station which is serviced by the green line 17.-References:...
, Enskededalen
Enskededalen
Enskededalen is a district in Skarpnäck borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Enskededalen has 2,253 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007.Enskededalen consists mostly of detached housing which were built as a garden city in the 1920s....
, Flaten
Flaten (district)
Flaten is a district in Skarpnäck borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Flaten has 8 inhabitants as of December 31, 2006.Flaten has no permanent housing, most of the district is part of the Flaten nature reserve....
, Hammarbyhöjden
Hammarbyhöjden
Hammarbyhöjden is a suburban city district in Stockholm, Sweden. The district is split across two boroughs: Most of it is located in Skarpnäck borough, the subdistrict Blåsut is located in the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough. As of December 31, 2007, Hammarbyhöjden had 8,143 inhabitants.The...
(except the Blåsut subdistrict), Kärrtorp
Kärrtorp
Kärrtorp is a district in the Skarpnäck borough of Stockholm, Sweden,. Kärrtorp has 4,296 inhabitants as of December 31, 2009.- Geography :Kärrtorp is a small district located in the southeast of Stockholm...
, Orhem
Orhem
Orhem is a district in Skarpnäck borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Orhem has 82 inhabitants as of December 31, 2006.Orhem has a small number of permanent housing. There are several allotment gardens in Orhem. A large part of Orhem is in the Flaten nature reserve....
, Skarpnäcks Gård
Skarpnäcks Gård
thumb|220px|Skarpnäcks gårdSkarpnäcks gård is a district in Skarpnäck in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. Skarpnäcks Gård has 10,348 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007....
, and Skrubba
Skrubba
Skrubba is a district in Skarpnäck borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Skrubba has 19 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007.Skrubba has no permanent housing. An industrial area is on the eastern end of the district, next to the border to Tyresö Municipality. A cemetery and an allotment garden are near to...
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The population of Skarpnäck borough is 40,707 as of December 31, 2007 on an area of 15.66 square kilometres (6 sq mi), which gives a density of 2,599 inhabitants per square kilometer (6,728 inh per sq mi).
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Skarpnäck:- Bagarmossen Kärrtorp BKBagarmossen Kärrtorp BKBagarmossen Kärrtorp BK is a Swedish football club located in Bagarmossen in the Skarpnäck borough of Stockholm.-Background:In 2011 it was announced that Bagarmossen BK and Kärrtorps BK have formed a new club named Bagarmossen Kärrtorp Bollklubb...
- Spårvägens GoIFSpårvägens GoIFSpårvägens GoIF, Stockholms Spårvägars Gymnastik och Idrottsförening, was founded in 1919 by employees of Stockholms Spårvägar. Today the club has 15 departments of sports and a total of 5,500 members...
- Spårvägens FFSpårvägens FFSpårvägens FF is a Swedish football club located in Skarpnäck in the southern part of Stockholm.-Background:Spårvägens FF is part of Spårvägens GoIF, a sports club that was founded in 1919 by employees of Stockholm's Spårvägar. The club formed a football section in 1969...