Gröndal Explained

Gröndal
Settlement Type:District
Established Date:1926
Subdivision Name:Hägersten-Liljeholmen
Subdivision Type:Borough

Gröndal (Green Valley) is a district of the Hägersten-Liljeholmen borough in Söderort, the southern suburban part of Stockholm, Sweden.[1] [2] The name Gröndal means Green Dale or Green Valley. Gröndal developed as a working class and industrial suburb after the opening of Liljeholmen freight station in the 1860s. The district was a part of Liljeholmen municipal community in the Brännkyrka municipality until 1913, when Brännkyrka was incorporated into the city of Stockholm.

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59.3167°N 18°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Gröndal B, sid. 003, Gråark" på Arkivkopia . 2022-10-17 . arkivkopia.se.
  2. Book: Bedoire, Fredric . Stockholms byggnader : arkitektur och stadsbild . 2012 . Henrik O. Andersson . 978-91-1-303652-6 . En omarbetad och ny version av Andersson & Bedoires klassiker . Stockholm . 830676687.