Kronprinsen Explained

Official Name:Kronprinsen
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type4:Borough of Malmö
Subdivision Name4:Västra Innerstaden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Malmö Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Skåne County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Skåne
Population As Of:1 January 2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,081
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:55.5986°N 12.9853°W

Kronprinsen is a neighbourhood and complex of modernist buildings including a landmark high-rise tower located in Malmö, Sweden in the city district of Västra Innerstaden ("The Western Inner-City"). The high-rise tower itself is commonly referred to as Kronprinsen. The complex includes several large apartment blocks, a clinic, a tennis hall, a large parking garage, the tower, and its shopping center with about 40 shops and service providers.

The tower is 82 meters high (excluding antennae), has 27 floors, and its façade is covered with blue tiles. The building's architects were Thorsten Roos and Kurt Hultin. It is a residential building with a large shopping mall on the ground floor. This building has a view over Malmö and the Öresund strait towards Copenhagen. Kronprinsen is located at the crossing of two major streets in Malmö; Mariedalsvägen and Regementsgatan. On the other side of Regementsgatan is the park, Slottsparken. The complex is called Kronprinsen because there were barracks of the royal regiment at its location.

Kronprinsen was the first high-rise in Sweden upon completion in 1964. It was also the tallest building in Malmö for just over four decades before the Turning Torso was completed in August 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Befolkning i stadsdelar och delområden . . sv . 10 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319151541/http://www.malmo.se/download/18.77b107c212e1f5a356a800064687/Bef%2BSDF%2Boch%2Bdelomr%2B%2B2011.xls . 19 March 2012 .