Södermalm (borough)

Borough of Stockholm in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden

59°19′N 18°04′E / 59.31°N 18.06°E / 59.31; 18.06CountrySwedenMunicipalityStockholm MunicipalityMunicipality subdivisionSöderortEstablished2007Government

• TypeMunicipal assembly • Municipal commissionerChristoffer Järkeborn (M)Population

(2014)

• Total126,736Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

111--, 116--, 117--, 118--, 120--

WebsiteStockholm.se

Södermalm is a city district area (Swedish: stadsdelsområde, often referred to as a borough) in central Stockholm, Sweden. Södermalm borough has a population of around 110,000, making it the most populated borough of Stockholm.^[1] The urban development project of Hammarby Sjöstad is located in the Södermalm borough.^[2]

Overview

Södermalm was created 1 January 2007, through the merging of the boroughs of Maria-Gamla Stan and Katarina-Sofia. It covers the island of Södermalm and some neighboring districts. The two former boroughs made up the eastern and western half of the island of Södermalm. Maria-Gamla Stan was the result of a previous merging between the original borough with the same name, and the former borough of Hornstull, in 1999. Maria-Gamla Stan also included the island districts of Gamla Stan, Långholmen, Reimersholme, Riddarholmen and Årsta holmar; Katarina-Sofia included the district Södra Hammarbyhamnen south of Södermalm. All these districts are now parts of the new Södermalm borough.^[3]^[4]

Gallery

Modern building in Hammarby Sjöstad
Riddarholmen
Street in Gamla stan
The South Tower, adjacent to Medborgarplatsen in the center of Södermalm

References

^ "Södermalms stadsdelsområde". Stockholm växer. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ Maria E Ignatieva, Per Berg (12 February 2014). "Hammarby sjöstad". thenatureofcities.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "Södermalms stadsdelsförvaltning". Stockholms Stad. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "Södra Hammarbyhamnen". Stockholms Hamn AB. Retrieved 1 February 2020.