Liljeholmen is a district of the

Hägersten-Liljeholmen Hägersten-Liljeholmen is a Boroughs of Stockholm, borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden. It is part of the Söderort suburban area. The borough is located in South Stockholm. The districts that make up the borough are Aspudden, Fru� ...

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

Söderort Söderort (literally "the southern place", sometimes translated to ''South Stockholm'') is the southern suburban part of the Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is also part of the city of Stockholm. Geography Söderort is located in the nor ...

, the southern suburban part of Stockholm.

History

In 1860 Liljeholmen became the first suburb outside Stockholm city limits. The district was then one of two self-governing villages within the Brännkyrka rural district (the other was

Örby Örby is a residential area in Söderort, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It has an area of 159 hectares and 4,720 inhabitants. History Örby got its name from the Örby Manor (''Örby slott''), as does the neighbouring residential area of ...

), until 1913, when it was incorporated into Stockholm. During the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted parts of the

cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...

and

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...

events.

Economy and transportation

Liljeholmen contains industries and offices in Årstadal, apartments in Nybohov and Nyboda and

Lake Trekanten Trekanten ( en, The Triangle) is a small lake in southern-central Stockholm, Sweden. Trekanten is located in a park furnished with an artificial bathing beach and various planted-out fish species. It has a small drainage area with no major fe ...

. New residential areas are being built around the central square, former industrial areas near

Årstaviken Årstaviken is a bay in the Eastern parts of Lake Mälaren in Sweden. It is bordered by the Södermalm, Liljeholmen Liljeholmen is a district of the Hägersten-Liljeholmen borough in Söderort, the southern suburban part of Stockholm. Hist ...

, and at Marievik as a part of several projects to enlarge the inner core of Stockholm. Metro lines 13 and 14 stop at Liljeholmen Metro station and there are 3 tram stops for

Tvärbanan Tvärbanan is a light-rail line in Stockholm, Sweden. Its name literally translates to ''The transverse line'', as it operates crosswise to the otherwise radial metro and commuter rail lines of Stockholm. It links together several transit ...

in the district: Årstadal, Liljeholmen and Trekanten.

Sightseeing

* The Fruit Park in Liljeholmen is a popular playground near

where all of the equipment is shaped like fruit. * The Nybohovs vattenreservoar water reservoir, located on a hill on the southwestern corner of

provides a good view of the lake and surrounding area.

References

External links

Liljeholmstorget
Venues of the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic cycling venues Olympic equestrian venues Districts of Stockholm {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

History

Economy and transportation

Sightseeing

See also

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