NACKA MUNICIPALITY

'Nacka Municipality' (''Nacka kommun'') is a Swedish Municipality in Stockholm County, central Sweden. It is situated just east of the capital Stockholm and the western parts are considered a suburban part of Stockholm urban area.
The present municipality was created in 1971 when the ''City of Nacka'' (itself instituted in 1949) was amalgamated with ''Saltsjöbaden'' (itself detached from "old" Nacka in 1909) and ''Boo''.

Contents

Geography

History

20th century

Points of interests

Gallery

Sister cities

References

External links

Geography

The municipality is situated in two historical provinces (''landskap''), Uppland and Södermanland, but in one administrative county (''län''), Stockholm County.
The western densely built-up area of Nacka Municipality is a contigous part of the Stockholm urban area. About 50,000 of the municipaly's total population live there.
There are also some more localities (tätort) in the municipality. The larger ones are: Boo, Fisksätra, Saltsjöbaden and Älta.

History

The area has been populated at least from the Iron Age, in 500 BC. During the Viking Age (800 – 1100 AD) the area has been estimated to have been populated by 100 people. They were living by farming and fishing.
A Danish sailing description from the end of the 13th century describes the area as a transportation region. The water roads were easier to use than the land roads and this was also the main road into the capital Stockholm. Due to these circumstances there were plenty of restaurants along the shores to cater to the travelers. An article by Gunnar Ahlberg describes 24 different outlets and their busy service. In the 18th century the restaurants closer to the city were transformed from shabby small places to more sophisticated establishments. Here came not only travelers but also the citizens of Stockholm for a summer excursion. Many of the artists of the times have documented these excursions in drawings as well as songs
During the wintertime the waterways changes somewhat and instead of taking the sea way the travelers crossed the many lakes with sleighs in order to reach Stockholm.

20th century

The municipality has had a continuous population increase since the 1960s, almost doubling the population. Today it is the third largest municipality in Stockholm County, after Stockholm Municipality and Huddinge Municipality. – and the 21st in Sweden, although it is bound to rise.
Nacka became the location of an experiment in psychiatry in the 1970s, initiated by psychiatrist Bengt Bengtsson. It allowed the inhabitants a local access to psychotherapeutic methods for preventive purposes. The role model was the Community Mental Health system developed in the U.S. The system has since been implemented in other municipalities.
The industry in Nacka is mainly of service nature. Nacka has an extensive commuting traffic to Stockholm City, and few major companies are located in Nacka itself.

Points of interests

★ Nackasändaren Radio Mast

Gallery

The images give a view of how the geography looks, with some hills and some tall houses, and streets.

Sister cities

Nacka is twinned with the following cities:

★ Gliwice, Poland

References

★ Parts have been incorporated and translated from

★ Nationalencyklopedin, article ''Nacka''

External links

★ Nacka - Official site