Tullinge is a suburb of Greater

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. It is located in the eastern part of

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, on the border to the

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part of

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. 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

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, which was built in 1968.

Climate

The weather station of Tullinge is located in a

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outside the

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at the old Airforce airfield and regularly sees significantly colder night temperatures compared to the other stations in

as a result of that. Tullinge has a humid continental climate (

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) 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

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

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