Liljeholmen is a district of the

Hägersten-Liljeholmen Hägersten-Liljeholmen is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden. It is part of the Söderort suburban area. The borough is located in South Stockholm. The districts that make up the borough are Aspudden, Fruängen, Gröndal, H ...

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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 northe ...

, the southern suburban part of

Stockholm Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropo ...

History

In 1860 Liljeholmen became the first suburb outside

city limits. The district was then one of two self-governing villages within the Brännkyrka rural district (the other was

Örby Örby is a residential area in Söderort, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It has an area of 159 hectares and 4,720 inhabitants. History Örby got its name from the Örby Manor (''Örby slott''), as does the neighbouring residential area of ...

), until 1913, when it was incorporated into Stockholm. During the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, b ...

, it hosted parts of the

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and

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events.

Economy and transportation

Liljeholmen contains industries and offices in Årstadal, apartments in Nybohov and Nyboda and Lake Trekanten. New residential areas are being built around the central square, former industrial areas near Årstaviken, and at Marievik as a part of several projects to enlarge the inner core of Stockholm. Metro lines 13 and 14 stop at Liljeholmen Metro station and there are 3 tram stops for

Tvärbanan Tvärbanan is a light-rail line in Stockholm, Sweden. Its name literally translates to ''The transverse line'', as it operates crosswise to the otherwise radial metro and commuter rail lines of Stockholm. It links together several transit ...

in the district: Årstadal, Liljeholmen and Trekanten.

Sightseeing

* The Fruit Park in Liljeholmen is a popular playground near Lake Trekanten where all of the equipment is shaped like fruit. * The Nybohovs vattenreservoar water reservoir, located on a hill on the southwestern corner of Lake Trekanten provides a good view of the lake and surrounding area.

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Liljeholmstorget
Venues of the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic cycling venues Olympic equestrian venues Districts of Stockholm {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

History

Economy and transportation

Sightseeing

See also

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