Tullinge is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the eastern 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 adde ...

, on the border to the

Flemingsberg Flemingsberg is a southern suburb of Stockholm, Sweden that is located in Huddinge Municipality in the south-western part of the contiguous Stockholm urban area. It is located approximately 15 minutes by Stockholm commuter rail from central ...

part of

Huddinge Municipality Huddinge Municipality ( sv, Huddinge kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County, east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Huddinge (), which is a part of Stockholm urban area. The municipality is, with its approximately 110,000 inhabitants, ...

. It had approximately 20,000 inhabitants in 2011.
Statistik Botkyrka. Tullinge has become known for the Airforce airfield (F18), now closed down and mostly turned into student apartments. Tullinge is a part of

Stockholm commuter rail Stockholm commuter rail ( sv, Stockholms pendeltåg) is the commuter rail system in Stockholm County, Sweden. The system is an important part of the public transport in Stockholm, and is controlled by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. The tracks are s ...

, which was built in 1968.

Climate

The weather station of Tullinge is located in a frost hollow outside the

urban heat island An urban heat island (UHI) is an urban or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities. The temperature difference is usually larger at night than during the day, and is most apparen ...

of Stockholm at the old Airforce airfield and regularly sees significantly colder night temperatures compared to the other stations in Stockholm as a result of that. Tullinge has a humid continental climate ( Dfb) with a high diurnal range, and a relatively low amount of precipitation as is typical of south-eastern Sweden.

History

Tullinge was first mentioned in connection with the literary peasant Clauus i þulunge, this happened on May 26, 1353 when he did a soil replacement in Botkyrka. This is mentioned in a legal document from the Svarta Löts ting. The remains of two

prehistoric Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use o ...

hillfort A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Some were used in the post- Rom ...

s are present near Tullingesjön: ''Skansberget'' and ''Örnberget''. In the 19th century several artifacts from the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

and Iron Age were found, including one collection named ''Tullingeskatten'' (Tullinge treasure) which included two axes and a shard.

Education

Tullinge has seven primary schools and two secondary schools. Primary schools: *Banslättsskolan (F-5) *Eklidsskolan (F-5) (built 1947) *Falkbergsskolan (6-9) *Parkhemsskolan (F-5) *Rikstens skola (F-9) *Trädgårddsstadsskolan (F-9) *Tullingebergsskolan (F-5) Secondary schools: *Tullinge gymnasium *Gullvivan gymnasium

Tullinge station

When western main line was drawn through Tullinge at the end of the 1800s there were no station Tullinge, but when they built the track to double in 1903, they also built a bus stop. 1917 was upgraded to the bus stop station. Tullinge station was moved 1.5 kilometers northeast associated with the building of the new center in Tullinge. The location of the new station was more accessible to residents, and the new location allowed more apartment buildings and townhouses could be built.

Sports

Tullinge has a rich sporting life with many sports clubs. Tullinge also has sportgrounds BrantBrinks IP and Lida outdoor facility which is the hub of Tullinge Sport. Sports Clubs in Tullinge. * Tullinge SK (Orienteering, bike and skis) * FBI Tullinge (Floorball) * Tullinge TP FK (Football, Hockey) *Tullinge Canoe Association (Canoe) *Tullinge BK (Football)

References

External links

Botkyrka Municipality
- Official site
Botkyrka Municipality Facts
- Official facts Metropolitan Stockholm Populated places in Botkyrka Municipality Södermanland {{Stockholm-geo-stub