Hägersten-Liljeholmen is a

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 ...

(''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden. It is part of the

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 ...

suburban area. The borough is located in

South Stockholm South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

. The districts that make up the borough are Aspudden, Fruängen, Gröndal,

Hägersten Hägersten (''Heronstone'') is an urban district Urban district may refer to: * District * Urban area * Quarter (urban subdivision) * Neighbourhood Specific subdivisions in some countries: * Urban districts of Denmark * Urban districts of Germany * ...

, Hägerstensåsen,

Liljeholmen Liljeholmen is a district of the Hägersten-Liljeholmen borough in Söderort, 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-gov ...

, Midsommarkransen,

Mälarhöjden Mälarhöjden is a suburb in south-west Stockholm, Sweden. It is a part of Hägersten borough. The area is dominated by single-family houses. It borders Hägersten Hägersten (''Heronstone'') is an urban district of Stockholm. It is located in t ...

, Västberga, and Västertorp. The population of Hägersten-Liljeholmen borough is 83,283 as of 2014. The borough was formed on January 1, 2007 by merging the Hägersten borough (Hägersten, Fruängen, Hägerstensåsen, Mälarhöjden and Västertorp) with Liljeholmen borough (Aspudden, Gröndal, Midsommarkransen, Västberga and a portion of Hägersten).

Demographic history

* The population of the Liljeholmen borough in 2004 was 30,450 on an area of 6.83 km², giving it a density of 4,458/km². * The population of Hägersten-Liljeholmen borough is 83,283 as of 2014.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen: * IFK Aspudden-Tellus, based in Aspudden (IFK Tellus formerly based in Telefonplan) * Hägersten SK, based in Hägerstensåsen * Mälarhöjdens IK, based in Mälarhöjden *

Gröndals IK Gröndals IK is a Swedish football club from Gröndal in South Stockholm Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, w ...

, based in Gröndal * Kransen United FF, based in Midsommarkransen

People

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, mixed martial artist, brought up in Hägersten * John Martin Lindström, singer, brought up in Hägersten *

Stefano Catenacci Stefano Sam Enrico Catenacci, (born 8 March 1966) is a Swedish chef. In 1996, Catenacci became head chef at Operakällaren in Stockholm, succeeding Werner Vögeli. Since 2001, he is co-owner of Nobis AB, the mother company of Operakällaren. Dur ...

, cook, brought up in Hägersten *

Lena Nilsson Lena Nilsson (born 4 January 1962 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress. Nilsson's film credits include ''Magnetisøren's femte vinter'' and ''Videoman (film), Videoman''. Her television credits include ''Kaspar i Nudådalen'', ''Glöm inte mamma!'' ...

, actress, brought up in Fruängen *

Tomas Andersson Wij Tomas Andersson Wij (born 6 February 1972, birthname: ''Tomas Per Andersson''), often abbreviated as TAW, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and journalist. Early life He was born on 6 February 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in the south su ...

, musician, from Fruängen *

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, singer, brought up in Fruängen *

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, actress, from Fruängen * Rolf Ridderwall, ice hockey goaltender, from Fruängen * Fredde Granberg, actor, from Fruängen * Ove Sundberg, from Fruängen * Pontus Enhörning, from Fruängen * Susanne Ljung, from Fruängen *

Lars Lundström Lars Lundström (23 August 1914 – 30 June 1982) was a Swedish sailor. He competed in the 6 Metre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially k ...

, script writer, from Fruängen *

Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir (born 27 October 1981) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with man ...

, musician, lives in Fruängen *

Nanne Grönvall Marianne Elisabeth Grönwall (, née ''Nordqvist''; born 18 May 1962), known by her stage name Nanne (), is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Biography Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music. The trio participated twice ...

, singer, brought up in Västberga * Melinda Wrede, journalist, brought up in Aspudden and Midsommarkransen * Richard Wrede, rapper, brought up in Aspudden and Midsommarkransen * Ison Glasgow, hip hop artist, brought up in Västertorp *

Jan-Ove Waldner Jan-Ove Waldner (; born 3 October 1965),Jan-Ove Waldner profile.'' Swedish Table Tennis Federation in Sweden commonly ''J-O Waldner'' (, is a Swedish former table tennis player. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis."Bishop, G. ...

, table tennis legend, has lived in Gulddragen near Västertorp *

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, wrestler, has lived in Västertorp * Nabil Bahoui, footballer, brought up and lives in Gulddragen *

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, author, brought up in Gröndal * Lennart Askinger, footballer, brought up in Gröndal * Roland Stoltz, ice hockey player, brought up in Gröndal * Håkan Juholt, politician, lives in Västertorp *

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, singer, lives in Liljeholmen * Maria Lager, model, brought up in Hägersten *

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, musician *

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, musician *

Sarah Sjöström Sarah Fredrika Sjöström (; born 17 August 1993) is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialising in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events. She is the current world record holder in the 50 metre freestyle (long course), the 100 metre freestyle ...

, swimmer *

Gideon Ståhlberg Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg (26 January 1908 – 26 May 1967) was a Swedish chess player. He was among the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became N ...

, chess grandmaster * Daniel Breitholtz, A&R manager * Martin Lidberg, wrestler * Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson, musician *

Rafael Edholm John Rafael Edholm (born 8 May 1966) is a Swedish actor, film director, screenwriter and model. In the SVT series ''The spiral'' which was broadcast in 2012, Edholm played the police Gunnarson, where one of his opponents was Tuva Novotny.Skå ...

, actor * Maria Antoniou, actress *

Lisa Ekdahl Lisa Ekdahl (born 29 July 1971 in Hägersten, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish popular music singer and songwriter. She has so far released 10 albums, most of them in Swedish but some entirely in English. Her voice has been described as "child-lik ...

, singer-songwriter * Annika Hallin, actress * Sofia Ledarp, actress *

Abir Al-Sahlani Abir Al-Sahlani (born 18 May 1976) is an Iraqi-born Swedish Member of the European Parliament and since July 2019 a member of the European Parliament, representing the Centre Party. She lives in Hägersten, Stockholm. Biography Al Sahlani wa ...

, politician *

Camilla Kvartoft Camilla Kvartoft (born 6 March 1968) is a Swedish television presenter and journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminat ...

, journalist * Cecilia Uddén, journalist * Johan Wiklander, ice hockey player

References

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