Nykvarn (municipality)

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Nykvarn municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Nykvarn Location of the municipality of Nykvarn
coat of arms Location in Stockholm County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap): Södermanland
Main place: Nykvarn
SCB code: 0140
Residents : 11,014 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 177 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 62.2 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.nykvarn.se
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Coordinates: 59 ° 10 ′  N , 17 ° 26 ′  O Nykvarn is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the historic province of Södermanland . The main town of the municipality is Nykvarn . The municipality is located between the towns of Södertälje and Strängnäs , and many residents work in one of the two towns.

history

Archaeological finds show that the area of ​​the municipality, just like the rest of the territory around Lake Mälaren , was settled around 5,000 years ago.

The church itself is still very young. It was formed on January 1st, 1999 by splitting off from the municipality of Södertälje . The area is made up of the old parishes of Turinge and Taxinge . Turinge was an independent municipality until 1970, while Taxinge was part of Mariefred from 1952 to 1970 . Between 1971 and 1998 both areas belonged to the municipality of Södertälje.

Attractions

Taxinge Castle

In addition to various graves from the Stone Age , a rune stone is of particular interest, which is now in the church in Turinge. This stone has a very long inscription and dates from around the year 1100.

A newer attraction is the Taxinge Castle, construction of which began shortly before or in the 14th century under the direction of Bo Jonsson Grip . The current facade of the castle is in the Empire style from 1813. Many famous people have stayed at the castle over the centuries, including Carl Michael Bellman in the 18th century and August Strindberg in the 19th century.

places

Web links

Commons : Nykvarn Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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)