Brännkyrka

Brännkyrka is a parish in South Stockholm, . The population as of 2004 is 36,572. Brännkyrka, at that time much larger in area, was amalgamated into the city of in 1913.
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  • Type: Locality with 41,300 residents
  • Description: parish in South Stockholm, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Braennkyrka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design and Ericsson Globe.

University
, is a university for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in , .

Stadium
Avicii Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Stockholm Globe City, district of , Sweden near the . The arena was previously named Stockholm Globe Arena and and is referred to in Swedish simply as Globen, as it is shaped like a globe and represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System, the world's largest scale model of the Solar System. is situated 4 km east of Brännkyrka.

Railway station
Älvsjö is a station on the Stockholm commuter rail network, located in the districts of Solberga and in the of . It is adjacent to the exhibition centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Söderort and Södermalm.

refers to the part of municipality that lies south of . The term sometimes refers to all southern suburbs, including Haninge, Huddinge, Botkyrka and others; these are however covered in the article.

is the southern borough of central Stockholm, consisting of the island of proper, two smaller islands connected to it from the west, as well as the neighbourhood of Hammarby Sjöstad on the opposite bank of the Hammarby Sjö in the east, which is a redeveloped former industrial area that was transformed into a model sustainable residential community.

pronounced gamlaˈstɑːn, the Old Town, also known as Staden mellan broarna is the Old Town in , containing genuine cultural heritage, as well as tourist traps.

Brännkyrka

Latitude
59.2833° or 59° 17′ north
Longitude
18.0167° or 18° 1′ east
Population
41,300
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
9FFW72M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Brännkyrka” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Brännkyrka”
  • Danish: “Brännkyrka sogn”
  • Finnish: “Brännkyrka socken”
  • Finnish: “Brännkyrka”
  • Finnish: “Brännkyrkan pitäjä”
  • French: “Brännkyrka”
  • Hebrew: “ברנשירקה”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brännkyrka”
  • Swedish: “Brännkyrka socken”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brännkyrka Church and Stockholm International Fairs.

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