Danderyd (municipality)

Danderyd parish
coat of arms Location in Stockholm County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap):	Uppland
Main place:	Djursholm
SCB code:	0162
Residents :	32,857 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	26.6 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	1,237.6 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.danderyd.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 59 ° 25 '  N , 18 ° 2'  E

View over Danderyd

Danderyd is a municipality ( Swed. Kommun ) in Sweden , the south of Stockholm borders. The municipality is part of the Stockholm County administrative unit .

history

The burial ground of Osby (also Ösby) is in Danderyd. Danderyd was created in 1971 through the merger of the municipalities of Danderyds köping and Djursholms stad . It consists of the four districts Danderyd , Djursholm , Enebyberg and Stocksund .

economy and politics

Danderyd is by far the richest municipality in Sweden, as many wealthy Stockholmers have settled in one of the villas in Danderyd. The politics in the community has been determined by the Moderate Gathering Party for years .

Personalities

Born in Danderyd

• George Horvath (* 1960), modern pentathlon
• Irina Björklund (* 1973), actress and singer
• Angelica Ljungqvist (* 1974), volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Sofia of Sweden (* 1984), noblewoman
• Eva Svensson (* 1987), cross-country skier
• Benjamin Ingrosso (* 1997), singer
• Nicolas of Sweden (* 2015), nobleman
• Alexander of Sweden (* 2016), nobleman
• Gabriel of Sweden (* 2017), nobleman
• Adrienne of Sweden (* 2018), noblewoman

Died in Danderyd

• Marie Fredriksson (1958–2019), singer and author

Web links

Commons : Danderyd  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English, Swedish)

swell

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)