The Essingen Islands ( sv, Essingeöarna) are a group of two islands— Stora Essingen and

Lilla Essingen Lilla Essingen is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located on Lake Mälaren next to the larger neighbouring island of Stora Essingen. Both Essingen Islands (''Essingeöarna'') are mainly residential areas, the smaller densely p ...

—in the

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lake of

Mälaren Mälaren ( , , or ), historically referred to as Lake Malar in English, is the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden (after Vänern and Vättern). Its area is 1,140 km2 and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from e ...

, located southwest of

Kungsholmen Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Its area is with a perimeter of . The highest point is at S ...

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. Both Essingen islands are mainly residential areas, the smaller densely packed with apartment buildings while the larger is scattered with private houses and, to a lesser extent, apartment buildings. The islands were a part of the administrative Bromma socken until 1916, when they were incorporated with the socken into the

City of Stockholm Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm ( sv, Stockholms kommun or ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, maki ...

. They remained a part of Bromma Parish until 1955, when they received their own parish within the

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. On older maps, the islands are called ''Stora Hessingen'' and ''Lilla Hessingen''.

Essingebron Essingebron (Swedish: "The Essinge Bridge") are two parallel bridges in central Stockholm, Sweden, inaugurated August 21, 1966, and September 3, 1967. Forming a section of the Essingeleden motorway they connect the two islands Stora Essingen and ...

bridge was built between the islands and

in 1907, and between the islands themselves in 1917. In 1966, the

Essingeleden Essingeleden is a motorway that goes from Solna to Stockholm, Sweden, crossing the westmost parts of central Stockholm, by going over Kungsholmen, Lilla Essingen, and Stora Essingen. Essingeleden has three bridges – Fredhällsbron (270 m), Essin ...

motorway opened across the islands. The Alviksbron bridge (for pedestrians, bicycles, and

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s) opened in 2000.

References

Geography of Stockholm Islands of Mälaren {{Stockholm-geo-stub