Everything about Nacka Municipality totally explained
Nacka Municipality (
Nacka kommun) is a
municipality in
Stockholm County in east central
Sweden. Its seat is located in
Nacka. The municipality is situated just east of the
capital Stockholm and the western parts are considered a suburban part of the
Stockholm urban area.
The present municipality was created in
1971 when the
City of Nacka (itself instituted in
1949) was amalgamated with
Saltsjöbaden (itself detached from "old" Nacka in
1909) and
Boo.
Geography
The municipality is situated in two historical
provinces (
landskap),
Uppland and
Södermanland, but in one administrative
county (
län),
Stockholm County.
The western densely built-up area of Nacka Municipality is a contigous part of the
Stockholm urban area. About 50,000 of the municipality's total population live there.
There are also some more
localities in the municipality. The larger ones are:
Boo,
Fisksätra,
Saltsjöbaden,
Skuru and
Älta.
History
The area has been populated at least from the
Iron Age, in
500 BC. During the
Viking Age (800 – 1100 AD) the area has been estimated to have been populated by 100 people. They were living by farming and fishing.
A
Danish sailing description from the end of the
13th century describes the area as a transportation region. The water roads were easier to use than the land roads and this was also the main road into the capital Stockholm. Due to these circumstances there were plenty of restaurants along the shores to cater to the travelers. An article by Gunnar Ahlberg describes 24 different outlets and their busy service. In the
18th century the restaurants closer to the city were transformed from shabby small places to more sophisticated establishments. Here came not only travelers but also the citizens of Stockholm for a summer excursion. Many of the artists of the times have documented these excursions in drawings as well as songs.
During the wintertime the waterways changes somewhat and instead of taking the sea way the travelers crossed the many lakes with sleighs in order to reach Stockholm.
20th century
The municipality has had a continuous population increase since the
1960s, almost doubling the population. Today it's the third most populous municipality in
Stockholm County, after
Stockholm Municipality and
Huddinge Municipality - and the 20th in
Sweden, although it's bound to rise.
Nacka became the location of an experiment in
psychiatry in the
1970s, initiated by
psychiatrist Bengt Bengtsson. It allowed the inhabitants a local access to
psychotherapeutic methods for preventive purposes. The role model was the Community Mental Health system developed in the U.S. The system has since been implemented in other municipalities.
The industry in Nacka is mainly of service nature. Nacka has an extensive
commuting traffic to Stockholm City, and few major companies are located in Nacka itself.
Points of interests
Gallery
The images give a view of how the geography looks, with some hills and some tall houses, and streets.
Image:Alphyddan Nacka Sweden 2005-06-14.jpg|Alphyddan
Image:Gäddviken Nacka Sweden 2005-06-10.JPG|Gäddviken
Image:Finnberget Nacka from Kvarnholmen.jpg|Finnberget
Image:Värmdöleden at Alphyddan Nacka Sweden.jpg|Värmdöleden at Alphyddan
Image:Nacka kyrka entre 2005-06-22.JPG|Nacka church, built in 1891
Image:Svindersvik framsidan Nacka 2005-06-22.JPG|Svindersvik, a summer estate built in 1740
Sister cities
Nacka is
twinned with the following cities:
Gliwice, Poland
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Jelgava, Latvia
Keila, Estonia
Pyttis, Finland
Santa Rosa del Peñón, NicaraguaFurther Information
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