Huddinge Municipality

Huddinge is a comune ( municipality ) in the Swedish Stockholm County and the historic province of Södermanland. The main town of the municipality is Huddinge.

In the village live about 87,500 people, but more than half of the 131 km ² area is covered with farmland, forests and lakes. The municipality comprises the living quarters ( Bostadsområden ) Flemingsberg, Segeltorp Sjödalen - Fullersta, Skogås, Stuvsta - Snättringe, Trångsund and Vårby. Much of the population lives in houses, but in the vicinity of railway stations there are centers with multi-family homes. Of economic importance is the shopping center Kungens kurva with Sweden's largest IKEA market and the entertainment center Heron City, and since 2006, with Sweden's first media market.

History

The name probably comes from the Huddinge ethnic group of the " Uddungar " who inhabited a promontory of the Lake Mälaren here. These were often attacked from the lake from other ethnic groups. To warn the allies Uddungar inflamed campfire on high places. Today, these fires are mapped in the municipal coat of arms. Some ruins of prehistoric protection castles, and various rune stones can be visited in the community.

Before the construction of the railway line in 1860 Huddinge was dominated by agricultural homesteads. By train also some industrial enterprises settled.

Culture and Nature

Every year in May, the Jazz Days of Huddinge take place in which mainly occur Swedish artists. In the community there are seven nature reserves in which forests and rare flowers are protected.

Twinning

  • Gronland Nuuk, Greenland

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Ewert Karlsson (1918-2004), cartoonist and illustrator
  • Stig Claesson ( b. 1928 ), author, artist and illustrator
  • Daniél Espinosa ( b. 1977 ), Chilean- Swedish director
  • Erik Hajas (* 1962), handball players
  • Magnus Hedman (born 1973 ), football player
  • Patrik Juhlin (born 1970 ), ice hockey player
  • Jessica Lindell - Vikarby (* 1984), alpine skier
  • Anders Olsson ( born 1949 ), literary scholar and writer
  • Daniel Rudslätt ( born 1974 ), ice hockey player
  • Lena Wisborg (born 1965 ), TV child star ( Emil of Maple Hills )

Sports

  • Huddinge IK, ice hockey club in the HockeyAllsvenskan
  • Huddinge IF, was established in 1912 sports club, departments Bandy, table tennis, cycling, athletics, cross-country skiing
  • Huddinge BK, 1994 abgespalteter from Huddinge IF football club
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