Hammarby is a part of southern
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
, located southeast of
Södermalm
Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is the southern district of Stockholm City Centre.
Overview
The Södermalm district covers the island of the same name (formerly called ''Åsön''), which, however, is not fully separated from th ...
, east of
Ã…rsta and
Globen, and west of
Nacka
Nacka () is the municipal seat of Nacka Municipality and part of Stockholm urban area in Sweden. The municipality's name harks back to a 16th-century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mi ...
.
Hammarby Sjöstad
Hammarby Sjöstad is a part of the inner city of Stockholm, currently undergoing major Urban renewal, urban redevelopment as a new residential area.
It is located on both sides of lake Hammarby Sjö, bordering Nacka Municipality to the east. T ...
is a new residential district being developed from wasteground.
Sports
Hammarby is known for the sports club
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...
.
The club was founded in Hammarby in 1889.
References
See also
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Södra Länken
Södra länken (), designated as national road 75 (), is a motorway in Sweden connecting Essingeleden ( E4, E20), Stockholm with Värmdöleden (county road 222), Nacka. Södra länken is in length, of which is in tunnels. This makes it the ...
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Tvärbanan
Tvärbanan () is a light-rail, light rail line in Stockholm, Sweden, which runs largely in a semicircle south, west and north around central Stockholm - crosswise to the otherwise radial Stockholm Metro, metro and Stockholm commuter rail, commut ...
Streetcar suburbs
Neighbourhoods of Stockholm
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