Hands
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Stockholm County | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Södermanland | |||
Municipality : | Haninge | |||
Coordinates : | 59 ° 10 ′ N , 18 ° 8 ′ E | |||
Residents : | 11,524 (2003) |
Handen is a settlement in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the capital of the Haninge municipality . According to the definition for Swedish localities ( Tatort ), however, it belongs to the locality of Stockholm . Around 11,500 people live in Handen.
history
Handen was initially a small village that only began to grow in 1901 with the construction of the Stockholm-Nynäshamn ( Nynäsbanan ) railway line . In 1931 the settlement received a station for the Stockholm suburban train ( Pendeltåg ). There is also a bus terminal at the train station with connections to the surrounding towns. In 1989 a large covered shopping center was built that also houses the municipal administration.
Sports
At Rudans Gård amusement park, Handen offers a variety of sporting opportunities. There is both a mountain bike loop and an illuminated jogging loop here. The latter is prepared for skiing in winter with snow cannons. There is also a disc golf course with 18 "holes" in the park .
Web links
- Information from the Haninge community at hand (Swedish, the German version can be downloaded as PDF)