Kungsholmen

Coordinates: 59°20′N 18°2′E / 59.333°N 18.033°E / 59.333; 18.033
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For the borough, see Kungsholmen (borough).
Kungsholmen shoreline
View to the Island of Kungsholmen

Kungsholmen is an

central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Its area is 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) with a perimeter of 8.9 km (5.5 mi). The highest point is at Stadshagsplan at 47 metres (154 ft). The total population is 71,542 (December 31, 2020).[1]

Administratively, it is subdivided into the five districts Kungsholmen, Marieberg, Fredhäll, Kristineberg and Stadshagen.[2]

History

Establishment

Swedish Reformation, which was concluded at the parliament in Västerås
1527, the monks were expelled and the area became property of the crown.

At the end of the 16th century,

Gustav Vasa
) established an additional brickyard on the northern bank of the island. In 1635 the first bridge to Munklägret was built.

A few years later

entails
and laid out great gardens. 1644 the crown donated the eastern part of Munklägret to the authorities of the city of Stockholm, which then received its first city plan. Three years later the remainder of the island was donated.

In order to facilitate migration to Munklägret, privileges were given to artisans and manufacturers. For example, they were allowed to set up operations there without having to belong to the guilds and they were exempted from tax for ten years. In 1672 Munklägret became a separate parish (Kungsholmen) and the whole island was renamed Kungsholmen, meaning King's Island in Swedish.

Industrialization

When the Swedish Empire collapsed in the beginning of the 18th century the crown embarked on a generous economic policy to develop Kungsholmen, which was then largely empty of buildings. The entails were turned into factories and hospitals. In Hornsberg a cotton mill was established, at Marieberg a porcelain factory. In the early 19th century the military began to settle in Kungsholmen, which at the time was still a sparsely populated idyll.

When Samuel Owen settled in Kungsholmen, it had begun developing into a marked district factories and workers. This development was accentuated when the Bolinder brothers start building up their business at Klara Sjö, west of the Kungsbron, (King's Bridge) in the mid-19th century. The company AB Separator was established at the end of the 19th century. AB Separator would soon become a worldwide group of companies and at the beginning of the 20th century had more than 2,000 employees.

The industrial breakthrough led to a huge

population explosion
. The population grew from just over 4,000 people in 1860 to 26,000 in 1890. During the 1880s several apartment blocks were built to remedy the housing shortage.

Modern Kungsholmen

In the early 20th century a radical structural change took place on Kungsholmen. The traits from the old industrial district are swept away and instead housing and public institutions were erected. St. Görans church was designed by architect Gustaf Améen (1864–1949) and built in 1910. At the division of the Kungsholmen parish in 1925, the new parish was named after the church.[3][4]

The residential areas in Fredhäll and in Kristineberg were built in the 1930s after a functionalist city plan. The bridges Västerbron and Tranebergsbron were also built the same decade, and Sankt Eriksbron received its current dimensions. The

Sundbyberg and Järvafältet. At this time the military moved out and the large hospital Serafen is supplanted (on another location) by the more modern Saint Göran Hospital.[5]

Panorama of Kungsholmen, southern shore with the City Hall on the far right.

Prominent buildings and structures

Bridges leading to Kungsholmen

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kungsholmen.

References

  1. ^ "Maps, analysis and statistics about the resident population - Municipality of Kungsholmen". UrbiStat S.r.l. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  2. ^ "Kungsholmen: district guide". visitstockholm.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "S:t Görans kyrka" (PDF). Stockholms stift. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Gustaf Améen". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Translated from 'Historik'".
  6. ^ "S:t Görans Sjukhus". capiostgoran.se. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Stockholm City Hall". stockholm.se. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Stockholms stadshus". stadshuset. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Kristinebergs slott". porlaslott.se. 20 March 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "DN-Skrapan". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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