Östermalm was a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, 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
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(''stadsdelsområde'') in
central Stockholm
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,Sweden. It is named after the dominating
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
. Except
Östermalm
Östermalm (; "Eastern city-borough") is a 2.56 km2 large district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 71,802 inhabitants, it is one of Sweden's most populous and exclusive districts. It is an extremely expensive area, having the highest ho ...
(proper) there are four districts in the borough:
Djurgården
Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, , is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small resident ...
,
Hjorthagen,
Ladugårdsgärdet (popularly known as
Gärdet
Gärdet is a part of Stockholm, Sweden, east and northeast of Östermalm. Its official name is Ladugårdsgärdet. It is renowned for its large number of modernist apartments. Gärdet is one of the largest residential districts built in Stockholm d ...
), and
Norra Djurgården. Note that a portion of northern Östermalm is organized in
Norrmalm borough. The population is 70,779 on an area of 18.00 km², which gives a density of 3,932.17/km².
See also
*
Norra Djurgårdsstaden
References
External links
Former boroughs of Stockholm Municipality
1990s establishments in Stockholm
1997 establishments in Sweden
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