Nacka Municipality

Nacka is a municipality (Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish Stockholm County and in the counties of Södermanland and Uppland.

The center is the city of Nacka, 1949 received city rights, and thus is one of the youngest cities in Sweden. The municipality has about 79,000 inhabitants, who are mainly concentrated in the urban centers.

Geography

The municipality of Nacka is characterized by a rugged rocky landscape, the steep slopes down to the Baltic Sea and its bays. The peaks are often bare or sparsely covered with earth. The rocks are remnants of a mountain range that existed before 2,000 million years ago. During the last Ice Age, the area was pressed from the ice below sea level. It was not until about 1000 BC appeared the first peaks again from the Baltic. Today, the community is very diverse with coniferous forests, swamps and lakes.

History

Human settlements can be here demonstrate for the time 4000 years ago. This is evidenced especially grave faces, stone circles and the remains of living quarters. Until the 17th century farming and fishing were the main industries. The farms were usually widely scattered. A major influence was its proximity to Stockholm, with the held a lively exchange of goods.

In 1550 Gustaf Wasa built a forge, followed by other factories and mills settled in the area, which produced mainly brass, paper and flour. 1551 was built on the peninsula Sickla a hospital for the mentally ill and orphans, which was operated until the end of the 18th century. In the 18th century, several industrial companies from Stockholm attracted to Nacka, since it had become them too tight in the city. The industrial revolution allowed these industries to flourish and soon Nacka was an important industrial center. One of the most important companies was the shipyard Finnboda Varv that existed here from 1878 to 1991.

After 1893, the Saltsjöbanan was completed emerged at the track many residential areas. At the end of the 20th century, however, many businesses were shut down, resulting in the vacancy or demolition of many industrial buildings.

Attractions

• The radio station Nacka, here aired the first television in Sweden in 1956.
• Gud fader på himmelsbågen, 23 meters high, water-spouting sculpture by Carl Milles in the port of Nacka beach.
• Svindersvik, preserved as an original manor house in the Rococo style of 1740.
• Skogsömonument, memorial stone at the battle of Södra Stäket in the Great Northern War ( 1719), it is in the nature reserve of Skogsö.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Karl Gustav Brinckmann, Swedish diplomat and German poets
• Eva Dahl Beck, Swedish actress
• Ulf Schmidt, former Swedish tennis player