Norsborg is a part of

Botkyrka Municipality Botkyrka Municipality ( ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, not far from the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the town of Tumba. In 1971 ''Grödinge'' was merged with Botkyrka and in 1974 ''Salem'' was added ...

in Stockholm County,

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. Norsborg consists of the residential areas Hallunda, Eriksberg and

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. Norsborg and Hallunda are contiguous suburbs.

History

Norsborg was previously a country estate in the Botkyrka parish, situated on a bay of

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and with some of the property facing

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, as well as Kärsby and Tomtberga with an area of 350 hectares. The area, which was originally called Borg and was part of the village of Hundhamra, but in the late 1700s the property was named Norsborg after the owner Count Johan Liljencrantz's wife Eleonora Stjernstedt. Liljencrantz also owned Sturehov, Slagsta farm and Fittja in the same parish and had Norsborg's manor built. From his time a significant part of the garden and the large English-style park originate with a gazebo by

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and a view tower that long adorned Norsborg. Norsborg was purchased in 1900 for SEK 185,000 by the

City of Stockholm Stockholm Municipality () or the City of Stockholm () is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the second most ...

for its water pipeline from

. The city built their main station of the management,

Norsborg waterworks Norsborg is a part of Botkyrka Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. Norsborg consists of the residential areas Hallunda, Eriksberg and Slagsta. Norsborg and Hallunda are contiguous suburbs. History Norsborg was previously a country estate in ...

, with filtration basins,

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, electricity plants, residential buildings and more, and in 1912 the city council decided to place the entire water main plant there. The waterworks has a yearly capacity of 80,000,000 m³ of drinking water and is the largest fresh water plant serving

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Modern development

The area consists largely of high-rise areas built under the

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and several are located near the E4 / E20 motorway, but the development also includes a large area with townhouses and semi-detached houses, which are characterized by well-preserved nature areas. There are also several churches in the area. The population is about 17,000 people, of which 81.2 per cent with foreign background in 2017. According to police, Norsborg is a problem area from a

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point of view, which is classified as a particularly vulnerable area. Norsborg has the south-western terminus of the Stockholm metro system's red line. It was opened in 1975 and is the westernmost of all Stockholm metro stations.

Gallery

Norsborgs herrgård, huvudbyggnad, 2013.jpg, Norsborgs farm (2013) Norsborg 2007 1.jpg, Iron Age Burial mounds Norsborg 2007 2.jpg, Eleonora's umbrella

References

Neighbourhoods of Stockholm Populated places in Botkyrka Municipality Södermanland {{Stockholm-geo-stub