Kungens kurva
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| Kungens kurva shopping center | ||
| Basic data | ||
| Location: | Modulvägen 6, 141 75 Kungens Kurva, Stockholm County | |
| Opening: | June 18, 1965 | |
| Total area: | 25,000 m² | |
| Sales area : | 20,000 (excluding IKEA) m² | |
| Shops: | 23 (without IKEA) | |
| Owner : | IKEA Centers Nordic, Scheelevägen 15, 223 70 Lund | |
| Website: | Kungens kurva homepage | |
| Transport links | ||
| Subway : | 13 and 14 | |
| Omnibus : | 173, 707, 710, 740, 737, 865 | |
| Parking spaces : | 5,000 | |
Kungens kurva ( German the curve of the king ) is a shopping center in the municipality of Huddinge , about 15 kilometers southwest of Stockholm .
Kungens Kurva is Sweden's and Scandinavia 's largest trading center and shopping center with an annual turnover of approx. 650 million euros and approx. 15 million visitors annually (2006). The first company to establish itself here was Ikea , which opened its first department store outside of Älmhult here on June 18, 1965 . A long line of branches from many grocery, clothing, home electronics, and entertainment retail chains followed. The last provider for the time being is Media Markt , which opened its first department store in Sweden here in autumn 2006. The background to the name "Kungens Kurva" is a car accident that King Gustav V suffered here with his Cadillac V8 , model 1939. On September 28, 1946, on the way home from a hunt at Tullgarn Castle , the king's chauffeur lost control of the car on Gamla Södertäljevägen and landed in a water-filled ditch. It was said that the king "hounded" his driver. Nobody was hurt, the king got out, lit a cigarette and was soon picked up from the court. Actually a minor matter, if a reporter from the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter hadn't been on site quickly and took “sensational” pictures. A newly opened petrol station nearby was soon named "Kungens Kurva" and later this became the official name for the whole area. The royal Cadillac with the number plate A4 can be seen in the engine museum at Sparreholm Palace .
Web links
- Official website (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 59 ° 16 ′ 3.6 ″ N , 17 ° 54 ′ 43.3 ″ E