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40-705: Tyresö Municipality ( Tyresö kommun ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden on the coast of the Baltic Sea . Most of Tyresö Municipality lies within the Stockholm urban area . The first humans arrived in what today is Tyresö Municipality somewhere around the 3rd millennium BC. It would not be until about the 7th century that permanent settlements would start appearing though. There are some graves and other remnants left from this prehistoric time. The Tyresö estate has its origins in

80-477: A majority. The Alliance and local parties gained a seat since the 2014 election and maintains power. The three Red-Green parties (S, MP and V) are in opposition and the far right Sweden Democrats (SD) holds the balance of power but normally votes with the Alliance. The municipality contains six public libraries, Södertörn University College and one of the campuses for Karolinska Institutet . Kungens Kurva

120-544: A practice adopted by the largest and most urban municipalities Stockholm , Gothenburg and Malmö . Thirteen municipalities altogether, some of them including considerable rural areas, have made this choice, which is unofficial and has no effect on the administrative status of the municipality. The practice can, however, create some confusion as the term stad nowadays normally refers to a larger built-up area and not to an administrative entity. The municipalities in Sweden cover

160-482: A rapid pace. From the 1950s onwards, Bollmora experienced a huge expansion rate, especially after the legislation Lex Bollmora in 1959 which allowed municipal real estate companies to operate in other municipalities than their own. A municipal centre formed in Bollmora, Bollmora Centrum , which was inaugurated in 1965. The Million Programme put its distinctive print on Tyresö as well, especially Bollmora: many of

200-584: Is a municipality in Stockholm County , east central Sweden . Its seat is located in Huddinge ( pronounced [hɵ̂dːɪŋɛ] ), which is a part of Stockholm urban area . The municipality is, with its approximately 110,000 inhabitants, the second most populated in Stockholm County. The municipality covers the entire central part of the Södertörn peninsula . More than half of

240-527: Is a kind of everyday reference subdivision to refer to the different main parts of the municipality. Population of urban areas within municipal borders , as of 2000: Number or inhabitants per residential area as of 2006: The vast bulk of Tyresö lies on the Södertörn peninsula, with some islands in the Baltic sea, of which Ägnö and Härsö are the largest ones. There are many lakes in Tyresö, being part of

280-540: Is believed to come from the Uddung's - the first inhabitants in this area, which during the Iron Age lived on the shores of Lake Mälaren nearby Vårby. After years of protests from inhabitants and after much debate, it was decided in 2007 to hold a referendum in 2008 regarding a split to make the eastern part of Huddinge its own municipality, named in published documents as Huddinge östra ("Huddinge East"). However only

320-486: Is elected from party-list proportional representation at municipal elections, held every four years in conjunction with the national general elections. The assembly in turn appoints a municipal executive committee ( kommunstyrelse ) from its members. The executive committee is headed by its chairman, ( Swedish : kommunstyrelsens ordförande ). Swedish municipalities generally employ one or more politicians as Municipal Commissioners, ( Swedish : kommunalråd ) one of which

360-471: Is one of Sweden's largest shopping areas. It hosts, among other things, the largest IKEA store in the world, the largest cinema in the country, and a large shopping centre. In total, it generates a turnover of 6 billion Swedish kronor and has 15 million visitors per year. Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth and song writer and pop artist Orup both grew up in Huddinge. The most known sports club in Huddinge

400-619: Is served by the Stockholm public transport system . There are two stations on the Stockholm Metro and five on the Stockholm commuter rail system as well as large bus network. Some main line trains call at Flemingsberg . Elections to Swedish municipalities are held every fourth year on the second Sunday in September. The 2018 election to the 61-seat council resulted in the centre-right Alliance of four parties (M, L, KD and C) plus two local parties (HP and DP) staying in power without

440-577: Is served by the county-wide public transport system operated by AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik . Tyresö is one of the few municipalities in Stockholm County without rail connections. Most of the bus routes connect to the Stockholm Metro at Gullmarsplan , but there are also buses running directly to and from central Stockholm. Tyresö is twinned with: The following sports clubs are located in Tyresö Municipality: In 2024, Tyresö Municipality received criticism for almost doubling

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480-531: Is the only such plant in the Stockholm area. During the early 20th century, the large land area of the Tyresö estate began to be divided into lots, and summer cottages began to be built. Some quite luxurious ones were built in the Brevik area. The rate of construction increased rapidly in the early decades of the century. From the 1950s onwards, the summer cottages began to be converted into year-round dwellings at

520-575: Is used for both city and town in Swedish) were based on the old chartered cities. There was also a third type, köping or market town. The status of these was somewhere between the rural municipalities and the cities. There were only eight of them in 1863, rising to a peak of 96 in 1959. Up until 1930, when the total number of municipalities reached its peak (2,532 entities), there were more partitions than amalgamations. In 1943 more than 500 of Sweden's municipalities had fewer than 500 inhabitants, and

560-403: Is usually the chairman of the executive committee. The government of the Stockholm municipality is partially based on its own, separate municipal government law. The first local government acts were implemented on 1 January 1863. There were two acts, one for the cities and one for the countryside. The total number of municipalities was about 2,500. The rural municipalities were based on

600-416: The 1943 års kommunindelningskommitté ("Municipal subdivision commission of 1943") proposed that the number of rural municipalities should be drastically reduced. After years of preparations the first of the two nationwide municipal reforms of the 20th century was implemented in 1952. The number of rural municipalities was reduced from 2,281 to 816. The cities (by then 133) were not affected. Rather soon it

640-588: The Altamira in Northern Brazil (159,533 km ) are larger. (By comparison, the total area of the state of Lebanon is 10,452 km .) At any rate, several northern municipalities are larger than many counties in the more densely populated southern part of the country. The municipalities were earlier also divided into parishes , or församlingar . As these were subdivisions of the Church of Sweden ,

680-546: The Church of Sweden within the municipality: Huddinge, Trångsund, Flemingsberg and St. Mikael. Source: Source: It is believed that the history of Huddinge goes back at least 1,000 years, to before the Viking Age . When hostile ships approached the community, the inhabitants of Huddinge would climb to high locations and light beacons . Beacons were located around the entirety of Lake Mälaren . Huddinge's coat of arms has its origins in this tradition. The name Huddinge

720-546: The Tyresån Lake System . In the south there is a large old forest of which a part is in the Tyresta national park, and other large parts are in other nature reserves. The terrain is typical for the region, low hills and valleys formed by the last ice age . The highest point is at Telegrafberget , 84 metres (276 feet) above sea level . Tyresö has a land border with Stockholm in the northwest, with Nacka in

760-480: The 14 largest municipalities in Sweden. The population of Huddinge passed the one of Gävle in 2008, and the ones of Eskilstuna and Sundsvall as well in 2009. This is a demographic table based on Huddinge 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 113,678 residents, including 76,114 Swedish citizens of voting age. 50.9% voted for

800-418: The 14th century. During the 17th century the estate was at its largest, covering nearly the entire current area of the municipality. The Tyresö Palace and Tyresö Church were built during this century, with the palace completed in 1636 and the church in 1640. Tyresö was an important industrial centre in the Stockholm region between the 16th and 19th centuries, thanks to the watermills that could be built on

840-402: The amalgamation process too slow, and decided to speed it up by ending the voluntary aspect. In 1971 the unitary municipality ( kommun ) was introduced and the number of entities went down to 464; three years later it was 278. In one case ( Svedala Municipality ) the process was not accomplished until 1977. Most of the municipalities were soon consolidated, but in some cases the antagonism within

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880-648: The apartment building areas come from that programme. During the expansive phase from the 1950s onwards, the population of Tyresö has grown from about 5,000 to just over 44,000 at present. The Bollmora Centrum was rebuilt in the early 1990s to be an enclosed shopping centre, and renamed Tyresö Centrum . In August 1999 a large wildfire destroyed about 10% of the Tyresta National Park . There are no administrative subdivisions of Tyresö Municipality, but there are some other formal and less formal subdivisions. There are three main districts in Tyresö. This

920-448: The blocks should ultimately lead to amalgamations. The target year was 1971, when all municipalities should be of uniform type and all the remaining formal differences in government and privileges between cities and rural municipalities should be abolished. The amalgamations within the "blocks" started in 1965 and more were accomplished in 1967 and 1969, when the number of municipalities dropped from 1006 to 848. The Riksdag, however, found

960-489: The country-side civil parishes or administrative parishes ( socknar ), often formed in the Middle Ages around a church. The municipality acts of 1862 formally separated the civil municipalities from the parishes, establishing the municipality assembly as the decision-making body of rural municipalities and the church assembly as the decision-making body of parishes. The then 89 cities/towns ( städer ) (the same word

1000-585: The earlier 17th century division socknar , though the Swedish municipality reforms of 1862–63, 1952 and to some extent 1971, did perform some amalgamations and transferals of land (including populations) between municipalities. According to law, the municipalities are responsible for: Many municipalities in addition have services like leisure activities for youths and housing services to make them attractive in getting residents. Huddinge Municipality Huddinge Municipality ( Swedish : Huddinge kommun )

1040-617: The entire territory of the nation. Unlike the United States or Canada, there are no unincorporated areas . The municipalities in the north cover large areas of sparsely populated land. Kiruna , at 19,446 km , is sometimes held to be the world's largest "city" by area, although places like La Tuque, Quebec (28,421 km , official style Ville ), the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia (95,575.1 km and

1080-411: The inhabitants of eastern Huddinge would be allowed to vote. This caused a major political split of opinions as the political opposition wanted to see a vote. At least 60% of the inhabitants of eastern Huddinge had to vote "yes" for the split for it to be approved. The referendum ended with a clear "no" to the split, ending the discussion. Huddinge has a total population of roughly 110,000, or 4.5% of

1120-399: The land area consists of agriculture, forests, hills, or lakes, and it contains 13 nature reserves . Huddinge borders the following municipalities: Stockholm Municipality , Ekerö Municipality (by water), Botkyrka Municipality , Haninge Municipality and Tyresö Municipality (by water). Huddinge municipality is sub-divided into six districts: There are four territorial parishes of

1160-402: The left coalition and 46.9% 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 Sweden or with two parents born abroad) was 43,699, or 39.73% of the population (110,003 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002, the number of residents with a foreign background

1200-417: The left coalition and 51.9% 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 Sweden or with two parents born outside Sweden) was 10 283, or 21.74% of the population (47 304 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background

1240-422: The new unities was so strong that it led to "divorces". The total number of municipalities has today risen to 290. The question of whether a new municipality will be created is at the discretion of the central Swedish government . It is recommended that the lower limit of a new municipality shall be 5,000 inhabitants. Some municipalities still use the term "City" (Swedish: stad ) when referring to themselves,

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1280-510: The north, and with Haninge in the south, a lake border with Huddinge in the west, and a sea border with Värmdö in the east and northeast. Source: SCB – SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år . This is a demographic table based on Tyresö 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 48,981 residents, including 35,234 Swedish citizens of voting age. 46.8% voted for

1320-408: The population of Stockholm County. The average age is 36.7 years, but one-third of the population is under 25 years of age. This means that Huddinge has a slightly younger population than both Stockholm County (38.9 years) and the whole country (40.6 years). The population density of the municipality is increasing significantly. Since the 1960s, the population has doubled in size and is currently among

1360-441: The process for electing the municipal assembly . It also regulates a process ( laglighetsprövning , "legality trial") through which any citizen can appeal the decisions of a local government to a county court . Municipal government in Sweden is similar to city commission government and cabinet-style council government . A legislative municipal assembly ( kommunfullmäktige ) of between 31 and 101 members (always an odd number)

1400-412: The salary of its vice chairman Anki Svensson  [ sv ] , without providing any clear justification for the salary increase. Politician who previously held this position also criticised the unjustified salary increase. Municipalities of Sweden The Local Government Act of 1991 specifies several responsibilities for the municipalities, and provides outlines for local government, such as

1440-487: The separation of church and state along with a shift in responsibility for the population registration in Sweden transferring to the Swedish Tax Agency led to a new formal subdivision called district. Districts have been in force since 2016. These districts correspond by and large to the previous parishes as they existed on 31 December 1999, without later amalgamations. Many of the districts still correspond to

1480-425: The streams between the lakes. The waterwheels in the municipal arms represent the three hydropower facilities at Nyfors, Uddby and Follbrinksströmmen. The industries included rolling mills , gristmills , forges , paper mills , sawmills , and a brickworks . None of the watermills are left today. The Uddby mill burned down in 1895, and a hydroelectric power plant was built in its place, which still stands today and

1520-707: Was (per the same definition) 24,319, or 28.13% of the population (86,457 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017, there were 110,003 residents in Huddinge, of which 32,190 people (29.26%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden . In 2012 there were 27 public schools and five independent schools. Huddinge also has five public high schools with about 3400 students combined, these are: Huddinge

1560-506: Was (per the same definition) 7 108, or 17.90% of the population (39 720 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 47 304 residents in Tyresö, of which 7 710 people (16.30%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below – the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden . Tyresö

1600-536: Was established that the reform of 1952 was not radical enough. A new commission, 1959 års indelningssakkunniga ("Subdivision experts of 1959") concluded that the next municipal reform should create new larger mixed rural/urban municipalities. The Riksdag decided in 1962 that the new reform should be implemented on a voluntary basis. The process started in January 1964, when all municipalities were grouped in 282 kommunblock ("municipal blocks"). The co-operation within

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