Högdalen (the High Valley) is a
suburban
district
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in
South Stockholm
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Etymology
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,
Sweden, built around the
metro
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* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
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station with this name on line 19. It was connected to
Stockholm City Centre in 1954, three years after the town planning of the Högdalen district was approved.
Högdalen (''High Valley'') is roughly divided between the residential and commercial areas near the metro station in the centre and the industrial area and landfill further to the east. The inhabitants tend to vote mostly for the
Social Democrats
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and the
Left Party (in the election of 2006, the left block won with 55,7% of the votes). As of 2006 7,862 people lived in Högdalen, distributed across an area of 2.01 km², which gives a density of 3,911/km². The unemployment rate was 4,9%.
Notable landmarks in Högdalen are the
neon rooster
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on top of an apartment block in the commercial area, and the golden rooster on top of the local church.
The independent theatre group
Fria Teatern is based in Högdalen, where its main stage is located (there is a small one in
Kungsholmen
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as well).
Högdalen is part of
Vantör borough
Vantör () was a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden, until 1 January 2007. The districts that made up the borough were Bandhagen, Hagsätra, Högdalen, Rågsved and Örby. The population as of 2004 was 35,15 ...
, together with four other suburban districts.
Districts of Stockholm
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