Östermalm

Östermalm is one of the central districts of Stockholm, capital of Sweden. The municipality has about 61,000 inhabitants.

Structure

Östermalm is divided into the following districts:

Östermalm

Here are mainly flats wealthy inhabitants. On the Stureplan Stockholm, nightlife is centered, as there are many clubs such as Spy Bar, Laroy or Sturecompagniet here. The park Humlegarden with the Royal Library and the German Stockholm School can also be found in Östermalm.

In the marketplace Östermalmstorg is a controversial group of sculptures by Willy Gordon. On the south side of the square, the market hall Östermalms saluhall is from 1888, the " Esstempel " of Stockholm. The stork pharmacy opposite the Elim Kyrkan is the culturally and historically valuable pharmacy in Sweden.

Hjorthagen

The district is dominated by Gasverket (gas plant) and the associated large gas holders. Hjorthagen is a term coined by the industrial district. The apartments are small and there are almost exclusively multi-family homes. The Lilla Värtan, part of the Baltic Sea, forms the border with the neighboring municipality of Lidingö. The Lidingöbrücke is the only connection for automobiles between Stockholm and Lidingö. Just before the bridge is in Ropsten at the Stockholm side the terminus of the line T13 of the Stockholm Metro (Swedish Tunnelbana ) and the pay stations for the congestion charge.

Ladugårdsgärdet

Although Ladugårdsgärdet is the official name, but the district by most people is abbreviated with Gärdet. The corresponding U -Bahn station is named Gärdet. The district is dominated on one side by the main road to Lidingö and the adjacent docks, Värtahamnen and Frihamnen and secondly by large parks. The district itself was formed in 1926 after the Östermalm district had become too large and was divided. Among other things, here are the TV tower, Kaknästornet, various museums, such as the Technical Museum, the Army Museum and facilities of the military.

In the southwestern part borders Ladugårdsgärdet to the diplomatic district with the diplomat Staden and various embassies for covered include the U.S., Germany, Finland, Norway and Japan. Here are also the main offices and studios of Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Television.

Djurgården

Denser development is found only in the southwestern part of Djurgården. Otherwise, the island consists of parks and isolated villas as well as state institutions. A large part of the western part of the island is occupied by open-air museum Skansen.

Norra Djurgården

The area was formerly a royal hunting area. Today, it is with the exception of the area around the KTH and Ruddammen part of Ekoparken, the world's first urban national park. In the southern part lies in the vicinity of the KTH, the old Olympic Stadium in 1912 and in the northern part of the district, the University of Stockholm is located along with several recreational areas. Because the district forms the border with the neighboring community to the north, also here is a pay station for the congestion charge.