Skarpnäck is 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 ...

(''stadsdelsområde'') in the southern part of

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Overview

This area corresponds mostly with the Skarpnäck parish. The districts that make up the borough are Bagarmossen, Björkhagen,

Enskededalen Enskededalen is a district () in Skarpnäck borough, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and ...

, Flaten,

Hammarbyhöjden Hammarbyhöjden is a city district in Stockholm, Sweden. The district is split across two boroughs: Most of it is located in Skarpnäck borough, the subdistrict Blåsut is located in the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough. As of December 31, 2007, ...

(except the Blåsut subdistrict),

Kärrtorp Kärrtorp is a district () in the Skarpnäck borough of Stockholm, Sweden,. Kärrtorp has 4,296 inhabitants as of December 31, 2009. Geography Kärrtorp is a small district located in the southeast of Stockholm. Kärrtorp neighbours Bagarmoss ...

Orhem Orhem is a district () in Skarpnäck borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Orhem has 82 inhabitants as of December 31, 2006. Orhem has a small number of permanent housing. There are several Allotment (gardening), allotment gardens in Orhem. A large part of ...

Skarpnäcks Gård 220px, Skarpnäcks gård Skarpnäcks gård is a district () in Skarpnäck in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. Skarpnäcks Gård has 10,348 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007. The district was formed in 1963, but the name Skarpnäcks gård has not ...

, and Skrubba. The population of Skarpnäck borough is 40,707 as of December 31, 2007 on an area of , which gives a density of .

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Skarpnäck: * Bagarmossen Kärrtorp BK *

Spårvägens GoIF Spårvägens GoIF, ''Stockholms Spårvägars Gymnastik och Idrottsförening'', was founded in 1919 by employees of Stockholms Spårvägar under the name Stockholms Spårvägspersonals GoIF. Today the club has 15 departments of sports and a total of ...

* Spårvägens FF

References

External links

Boroughs of Stockholm Municipality 1997 establishments in Sweden 1990s establishments in Stockholm {{Stockholm-geo-stub