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15-480: The "old" rural municipality Danderyd was split up during the early 20th century, when Djursholm and Stocksund broke away in 1901 and 1910 respectively. Since 1971 Danderyd Municipality is reunified in approximately the old boundaries. The population in 2019 was 32,857. The four districts making up Danderyd are: Danderyd, Djursholm , Stocksund and Enebyberg . The population in Danderyd Municipality

30-581: A foreign background was (per the same definition) 4,512, or 15.16% (29,755 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 32,888 residents in Danderyd, of which 5,394 people (16.40%) were born in a country other than Sweden, divided by country in the table below. Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth grouped together by continent by Statistics Sweden . The European route E18 stretches through

45-500: A large bus interchange at Danderyds sjukhus. Djursholm Djursholm ( Swedish pronunciation: [jʉːʂˈhɔlm] ) is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality , Stockholm County , Sweden. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal Stockholm urban area . Djursholm is divided into a number of different areas: Djursholms Ekeby (northwest), Svalnäs (northeast), Ösby (central), Berga (southwest) and Gamla Djursholm ('Old Djursholm', southeast). It

60-471: A means of good communication to Stockholm. The trains on Djursholmsbanan were driven on electricity, originally from its own power plant at Stocksund harbour, close to the then Stocksund railway station . The network north and east of Djursholms Ösby was owned by Djursholmsbanan, while the trains shared the tracks with the steam powered Rimbo trains of Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar (SRJ) between Djursholms Ösby and Stockholm East Station . From East Station,

75-455: A municipality of its own in 1901, becoming a city ( Djursholms stad ) in 1914. In 1971 it was reunited with Danderyd when the present municipality was created. Statistically Djursholm lies within the Stockholm urban area . 59°23′50″N 18°05′15″E  /  59.39722°N 18.08750°E  / 59.39722; 18.08750 Djursholmsbanan Djursholmsbanan (DjB)

90-529: Is also partly located in Täby Municipality . Djursholm was one of the first suburban communities in Sweden, its history as such beginning in 1889 with the founding of Djursholm AB (Djursholm Inc.) by Henrik Palme and the subsequent 1890 inauguration of the railway line connecting Djursholm to Stockholm, Djursholmsbanan . Since 1895 it has been served by electric suburban trains but the original branch

105-638: Is among the most affluent in the country, having the highest median income per capita . One of the reasons for this is the high price on real estate, which in turn is partially due to a restrictive policy on new developments by the municipality council. The high income of the population has enabled the municipality to maintain a relatively low rate of taxation, but a government redistribution scheme intended to transfer money from socioeconomically advantaged municipalities to those less well-off along with financial mismanagement has caused tax rises and expenditure reductions in recent years. Danderyd Municipality also has

120-545: The Djursholm trains had their own tram track ending closer to the city centre, at Engelbrektsplan . A second line, in the western parts of Djursholm, was opened in 1910, terminating in Altorp. The original plan was to connect the two lines in the north, allowing for passengers to ride all the way around Djursholm, but the newer line was eventually drawn to the new neighbourhood of Näsbypark in Täby Municipality instead. DjB

135-528: The highest share (57.0%) of highly educated persons ( Statistics Sweden definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer) in the country. Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och tid . This is a demographic table based on Danderyd Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT 's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 32,772 residents, including 24,246 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in

150-528: The municipality, from the road bridge over the Stocksundet sea strait, north towards Norrtälje Municipality . Danderyd is served by the Stockholm public transport system through SL . There are two stations on the Stockholm metro red line: Danderyd Hospital (which is the location for a public hospital) and Mörby centrum . There are also several stops on the narrow gauge Roslagsbanan suburban railway as well as an extensive bus network including

165-425: The municipality. 28.8% voted for the left coalition and 70.3% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 6,402, or 19.47% of the population (32,888 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with

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180-408: The then Djursholm railway station, later renamed Djursholms Ösby station . The lines were originally owned by the real estate company Djursholms AB, which had been founded in 1889 for the development of the garden town Djursholm on the lands around Djursholm Castle . The creation of the railway was a key part in making Djursholm attractive for potential buyers of lots in the new community, giving them

195-400: Was closed in 1975. Djursholm is the wealthiest community in Sweden, with the most expensive property prices in the country. It was built as a garden city with large villas, most from the turn of the century, along winding roads. From the start, the elegant seaside quarters attracted many well known academics, cultural personalities and industrialists. Djursholm was separated from Danderyd as

210-477: Was eventually taken over by SRJ, which in turn was nationalised in 1959. The southern parts of the former SRJ network, including Djusholmsbanan, was in turn taken over by Storstockholms lokaltrafik (SL) some years later. SL gave its part of the former SRJ network the new name Roslagsbanan. In the mid-20th Century, all of these lines had been electrified. The tram tracks to Engelbrektsplan were closed in 1960 but instead, passengers coming to Stockholm East Station has

225-494: Was the original name of a network of 891 mm ( 2 ft  11 + 3 ⁄ 32  in ) Swedish three foot narrow-gauge urban railways between Stockholm and Djursholm in Stockholm County , Sweden . This network is now a part of Roslagsbanan , but the oldest line was closed in 1976. Djursholmsbanan was inaugurated on 20 December 1890, connected to the network of Stockholm–Roslagens Järnvägar at

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