Nacka kommun
County	Stockholm County
Province	Södermanland and Uppland
Seat	Nacka in Stockholm urban area
Nacka municipality in the county
Area  • Total area  • Land area	272nd of 290 96 km²
Population  • Total (2005) Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ... (frequently shortened to Sörmland in Sweden, particularly locally) is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. ... Uppland ( ) is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ... The Stockholm urban area stretches over 11 municipalities in Stockholm County. ... Image File history File links Map Swedish Counties, Stockholms län made by: User:Mic first uppload: May 3 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Solna Stockholm County Botkyrka Municipality Danderyd Municipality Ekerö Municipality Haninge Municipality Huddinge Municipality Nacka Municipality Norrtälje Municipality Nykvarn Municipality Nyn... Image File history File links Nacka Municipality in Stor Stockholm Design by me. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ...	21st of 290 78,715 inh
Density  • Total	823 inh/km²
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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. This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ... In physics, density is mass m per unit volume V. For the common case of a homogeneous substance, it is expressed as: where, in SI units: ρ (rho) is the density of the substance, measured in kg·m-3 m is the mass of the substance, measured in kg V is... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... Nickname: Location of Stockholm in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden Municipality Stockholm Municipality County Stockholm Province Södermanland and Uppland Charter 13th Century Population (April 2007)  - City 782,885  - Density 4,160/km² (10,774. ... The Stockholm urban area stretches over 11 municipalities in Stockholm County. ...

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.

Geography

The municipality is situated in two historical provinces (landskap), Uppland and Södermanland, but in one adminstrative county (län), Stockholm County. Uppland ( ) is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ... (frequently shortened to Sörmland in Sweden, particularly locally) is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ...

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. The Stockholm urban area stretches over 11 municipalities in Stockholm County. ...

There are also some more localities (tätort) in the municipality. The larger ones are: Boo, Fisksätra, Saltsjöbaden and Älta. The terminology on urban areas in Sweden is notoriously hard to translate to people outside of Scandinavia because they are unique and because some terms are only used for statistical purposes and are not used by laymen. ... Boo has many meanings, and may be: Look up boo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Saltsjöbaden is a suburb of Stockholm, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea and part of Nacka Municipality. ...

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. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC Events and Trends 509 BC - Foundation of the Roman Republic 508 BC - Office of pontifex maximus created... The Viking Age is the name of the age in Northern Europe, following the Germanic Iron Age. ...

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. Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... Stockholm Municipality is the largest Swedish municipality in terms of population. ... Huddinge is one of the largest municipalities of Stockholm County, in central Sweden, 15 minutes south of the Capital by road or train. ...

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. Psychiatry is a branch of medicine dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ... Psychotherapy is a set of techniques believed to cure or to help solve behavioral and other psychological problems in humans. ...

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. Commuters on the New York City Subway during rush hour Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Yamanote Line Traffic jam Commuting is the process of travelling between a place of residence and a place of work. ...

Points of interests

• Nackasändaren Radio Mast

The masts at Nackasändaren, 2005 Nackasändaren is a facility for FM and TV-transmission at Nacka in Metropolitan Stockholm. ...

Gallery

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

Alphyddan Image File history File links Description: Alphyddan in Nacka, Sweden. ...	Gäddviken Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1693x706, 521 KB) Description: Gäddviken, Nacka, Sweden Source: Photo taken by me Date: 10 June 2005 Author: Jordgubbe Permission: Uploaded by the author Other versions of this file: File links The following pages link to this file: Nacka Municipality ...	Finnberget Image File history File links Description: Finnberget from Kvarnholmen, Nacka, Sweden Source: Photo taken by me Date: 08 June 2005 Author: Jordgubbe Permission: Uploaded by the author Other versions of this file: File links The following pages link to this file: Nacka Municipality ...	Värmdöleden at Alphyddan Image File history File links Description: Värmdöleden (road 222) at Alphyddan/Finntorp, Nacka, Sweden. ...
Nacka church built 1891 Image File history File links Description: Nacka church, built 1891, Nacka, Sweden. ...	Svindersvik, a summer estate built 1740 Image File history File links Description: Svindersvik, built 1740 in Nacka, Sweden. ...

Sister cities

Nacka is twinned with the following cities: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Gliwice, Poland

Gliwice (pronounce: [gliviʦε]; German: ), is an industrial city in southern Poland with 200,361 inhabitants (2004) over the Kłodnica River, about 20 km to the west from Katowice. ...

References

• Parts have been incorporated and translated from sv:Nacka kommun
• Nationalencyklopedin, article Nacka

The Nationalencyklopedin is the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia, initiated by a government grant. ...

External links

• Nacka - Official site