Arnö is a

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situated in

Nyköping Municipality Nyköping Municipality ( sv, Nyköpings kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Nyköping, which is containing a majority of the residents. Its southern tip in the district of Tun ...

Södermanland County Södermanland County ( sv, Södermanlands län) is a county or '' län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is ...

, Sweden with 3,871 inhabitants in 2010.

Geography

Arnö is situated on a peninsula on the south side of the bay, with Nyköping on the north side. Locally, Arnö is considered a part of main Nyköping, but is designated a locality due to the mile-long stretch between Nyköping and itself. The populated area was mainly built in the 1970s and has become a southern suburb of

Nyköping Nyköping () is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Including Arnö, the locality on the southern shore of the ...

, being in walking distance from the city. Expansion is planned eastwards towards the beach of Örstigsnäs. It is also located relatively near the town of

Oxelösund Oxelösund is a locality and the seat of Oxelösund Municipality in Södermanland County, Sweden with 11,488 inhabitants in 2018. It is located less than south from the city centre of its larger neighbour Nyköping, with the two urban areas for ...

, with its outer premises forming the municipal line.

Riksdag elections

Cityscape

The locality is divided into four areas. The northwestern area is named Herrhagen, which is a high-density residential area with mostly apartments. Långsätter is the largest area, located in between the circular road. It consists of villas as well as

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. The northeastern area is named Kuggnäs after an old farm. The buildings in that area is mostly villas. The last area is Finntorp and Björkö, which together forms an area for manufacturing industries as well as commerce. The local

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of the

area is located here as well as the spare parts storage center of

Saab Automobile Saab Automobile AB () is a defunct car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. In 1968 th ...

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References

Populated places in Södermanland County Populated places in Nyköping Municipality {{Södermanland-geo-stub