Djursholm

Djursholm Castle

Djursholm is one of the four localities that belong to the municipality of Danderyd in Stockholm County , in the historical province of Uppland . It is located 6 km north of central Stockholm and belongs to the crime scene Stockholm .

Djursholm was one of the first suburban communities in Sweden and has almost 9,000 inhabitants.

history

Djursholm was first mentioned in 1432, at that time based on the island of Alt-Djursholm (Gamla Djursholm) .

In 1889 the financier began Henrik Palm , the company Djursholms AB building, took the major impact on the further development of the area. Attempts were made to build a kind of garden city in national romantic pioneering activity. The main building was - and is still today - formed by Djursholm Castle , which at the time served as the main office, pharmacy, post office and school building.

Famous personalities, such as the authors Viktor Rydberg , Natanael Beskow and Verner von Heidenstam and the artists Elsa Beskow and Alice Tegnér , settled in Djursholm and contributed to the city's good image. In 1924 all public tasks and administrative facilities were transferred from Djursholms AB to the city.

On June 6, 1890 Djursholm became a separate administrative unit within Danderyds landskommun . Between 1901 and 1914 the village was a minor town (köping) , then a town that was finally incorporated into today's municipality of Danderyd in 1971. Shortly before that, in 1967, the town of Stocksund Djursholm was added.

Attractions

Djursholm Castle
Djursholm Chapel, consecrated in 1902 , was built according to drawings by Fredrik Lilljekvist , the altarpieces are by Natanael Beskow .

economy

Most of the 20th century was dominated by trade and activity on a local level, with a dairy farm , bread bakeries and small grocery stores.

Today there are office buildings, exclusive boutiques, a library and banks here. Djursholm is by far the richest place in Sweden, as many wealthy Stockholmers have settled in one of the villas in Djursholm.

traffic

Three railway stations on the Roslagsbahn ( Roslagsbanan ) can be found in Vendevägen, Djursholms Ekeby and Djursholms Ösby. Buses also connect Djursholm to the Stockholm subway ( Tunnelbanan ) .