Hägersten-Liljeholmen was a
borough
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History
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(''stadsdelsområde'') in
Stockholm
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, 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 north ...
suburban area.
The borough is located in
South Stockholm. The districts that make up the borough are
Aspudden,
Fruängen,
Gröndal,
Hägersten
Hägersten (''Heronstone'') is an Urban districts of Sweden, urban district of Stockholm. It is located in the borough of Hägersten-Liljeholmen, which was formed 1 January 2007 by merging the former boroughs of Hägersten and Liljeholmen.
Referen ...
,
Hägerstensåsen,
Liljeholmen,
Midsommarkransen,
Mälarhöjden,
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 km
2, giving it a density of 4,458/km
2.
* 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
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Gröndals IK, based in Gröndal
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Kransen United FF, based in Midsommarkransen
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SK Rockaden, based in Hägerstensåsen
People
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David Bielkheden, mixed martial artist, brought up in Hägersten
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John Martin Lindström, singer, brought up in Hägersten
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Stefano Catenacci, cook, brought up in Hägersten
*
Lena Nilsson, actress, brought up in Fruängen
*
Tomas Andersson Wij, musician, from Fruängen
*
Aleks
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Rather than being based on numerical test scores ...
, singer, brought up in Fruängen
*
Gunnel Fred, actress, from Fruängen
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Rolf Ridderwall, ice hockey goaltender, from Fruängen
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Fredde Granberg, actor, from Fruängen
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Ove Sundberg, from Fruängen
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Pontus Enhörning, from Fruängen
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Susanne Ljung, from Fruängen
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Lars Lundström, script writer, from Fruängen
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Salem Al Fakir, musician, lives in Fruängen
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Nanne Grönvall
Marianne Elisabeth Grönvall (, 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, table tennis legend, has lived in Gulddragen near Västertorp
[
* Ara Abrahamian, wrestler, has lived in Västertorp][
* Nabil Bahoui, footballer, brought up and lives in Gulddragen
* Jens Lapidus, author, brought up in Gröndal
* Lennart Askinger, footballer, brought up in Gröndal]Robyn
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, singer, lives in Liljeholmen
* Maria Lager, model, brought up in Hägersten
* Jonas Renkse
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Bloo ...
, musician
* Quorthon, musician
* Sarah Sjöström
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, swimmer
* Gideon Ståhlberg, chess grandmaster
* Daniel Breitholtz
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, A&R manager
* Martin Lidberg, wrestler
* Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson, musician
* Rafael Edholm, actor
* Maria Antoniou, actress
* Lisa Ekdahl
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, singer-songwriter
* Annika Hallin, actress
* Sofia Ledarp, actress
* Abir Al-Sahlani
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Biography
Al Sahlani w ...
, politician
* Camilla Kvartoft, journalist
* Cecilia Uddén, journalist
* Johan Wiklander, ice hockey player
References
External links
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Former boroughs of Stockholm Municipality
2007 establishments in Sweden
21st-century establishments in Stockholm