Liljeholmen

Liljeholmen

The platform of the metro station

Liljeholmen is a district of the Hägersten-Liljeholmen borough in Söderort, the southern suburban part of Stockholm.

Coordinates: 59°18′36″N 18°01′21″E / 59.31000°N 18.02250°E / 59.31000; 18.02250

In 1860 Liljeholmen became the first suburb outside Stockholm city limits. The district was a municipal community in Brännkyrka municipality until 1913, when it was incorporated into Stockholm.

During the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted parts of the cycling and equestrian events.^[1]

Liljeholmen contains industries and offices in , apartments in and and Lake Trekanten. New residential areas are being built around the central square, former industrial areas near Årstaviken, and at as a part of several projects to enlarge the inner core of Stockholm.

Metro lines 13 and 14 stop at Liljeholmen Metro station and there are 3 tram stops for Tvärbanan in the district: Årstadal, Liljeholmen and Trekanten.

Sightseeing[]

• The Fruit Park^[2] in Liljeholmen is a popular playground near Lake Trekanten where all of the equipment is shaped like fruit.
• The Nybohovs vattenreservoar water reservoir, located on a hill on the southwestern corner of Lake Trekanten provides a good view of the lake and surrounding area.

See also[]

• Hornstull
• Geography of Stockholm
• Internationella kunskapsgymnasiet

References[]

External links[]

• Liljeholmstorget

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