Djursholm
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Djursholm is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality
, Stockholm County
, Sweden
. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp Stockholm urban area
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Djursholm is the wealthiest community in Sweden with the most expensive property prices in the country. It was built as a garden city with large villas, most from the turn of the century, along winding roads. Already from start the elegant seaside quarters attracted many well known academians, cultural personalities and industrialists.
Djursholm was separated from Danderyd as a municipality of its own in 1901, becoming a city (Djursholms stad) in 1914. In 1971 it was reunited with Danderyd when the present municipality was created. Statistically Djursholm lies within the Stockholm urban area
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Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality is a municipality just north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent...
, Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp Stockholm urban area
Stockholm urban area
The Stockholm urban area is the largest and most populous of the statistical localities or urban areas in Sweden. It has no administrative function of its own, but constitutes a continuous multimunicipal built-up area, which extends into 11 municipalities in Stockholm County. It contains the...
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History
Djursholm was one of the first suburban communities in Sweden, its history as such beginning in 1889 with the founding of Djursholm AB (Djursholm Inc.) by Henrik Palme and the subsequent 1890 inauguration of the railway line connecting Djursholm to Stockholm. Since 1895 it has been served by electric suburban trains but the original branch was closed in 1975.Djursholm is the wealthiest community in Sweden with the most expensive property prices in the country. It was built as a garden city with large villas, most from the turn of the century, along winding roads. Already from start the elegant seaside quarters attracted many well known academians, cultural personalities and industrialists.
Djursholm was separated from Danderyd as a municipality of its own in 1901, becoming a city (Djursholms stad) in 1914. In 1971 it was reunited with Danderyd when the present municipality was created. Statistically Djursholm lies within the Stockholm urban area
Stockholm urban area
The Stockholm urban area is the largest and most populous of the statistical localities or urban areas in Sweden. It has no administrative function of its own, but constitutes a continuous multimunicipal built-up area, which extends into 11 municipalities in Stockholm County. It contains the...
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Sights
- Djursholm Castle. The origial stone building was likely erected by Nils Eskilsson Banér in the 15th century. Svante Gustavsson Banér commissioned a refurbishment of the castle to its current form in the 16th century
- Djursholm Chapell. Finalised in 1902 on the initiative of Fredrik LilljekvistFredrik LilljekvistJohan Fredrik Lilljekvist was a Swedish architect. He is best known for his controversial restoration of Gripsholm Castle and as the architect of the new building for the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.-Life in summary:Lilljekvist was born in Klara parish in Stockholm, son of a photographer...
who was also the responsible architect. The ornate altar paintings were done by Natanael BeskowNatanael BeskowFredrik Natanael Beskow was a Swedish theologian and school headmaster. He was also active as a preacher, writer, artist, pacifist and social activist. Beskow published a number of collections of sermons. He also made substantial contributions as a hymn writer.Beskow was born in Hallingeberg ,...
who was the resident vicar at the time. - Villa Pauli. Large villa on Strandvägen in central Djursholm, designed by Ragnar ÖstbergRagnar ÖstbergRagnar Östberg was a Swedish architect who is most famous for designing Stockholm City Hall. He is the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden...
and finalised in 1907. Since 1986, Villa Pauli has been a private members club with a gourmet restaurant, banquet room and hotel. - The Germania beach. Sandy beach that has become a popular destination for people from Djursholm and surrounding areas. Situated at the end of Strandvägen and Germaniavägen, two of the central roads of Djursholm.
Notable inhabitants
- Hannes AlfvénHannes AlfvénHannes Olof Gösta Alfvén was a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics . He described the class of MHD waves now known as Alfvén waves...
, nobel laureate in physics - Johan BanérJohan BanérJohan Banér was a Swedish Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:Johan Banér was born at Djursholm Castle in Uppland. As a four year old he was forced to witness how his father, the Privy Councillour Gustaf Banér, and uncle, Sten Axelsson Banér , were executed at the Linköping Bloodbath...
, fieldmarshall - Elsa BeskowElsa BeskowElsa Beskow was a Swedish author and illustrator of children's books...
, artist and author - Natanael BeskowNatanael BeskowFredrik Natanael Beskow was a Swedish theologian and school headmaster. He was also active as a preacher, writer, artist, pacifist and social activist. Beskow published a number of collections of sermons. He also made substantial contributions as a hymn writer.Beskow was born in Hallingeberg ,...
, preacher, author, artist - Jan CarlzonJan CarlzonJan Carlzon is a Swedish businessman. He is most noted for being Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group from 1981 - 1994.Jan Carlzon graduated with an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1967 and immediately started his career in the international hospitality industry at Vingresor. He rose...
, industrialist - Claes Dahlbäck, industrialist
- Annika FalkengrenAnnika FalkengrenAnnika Falkengren née Bolin is President and Group Chief Executive of the Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken since November 2005.Falkengren holds a degree in economics from Stockholm University...
, industrialist - Marie FredrikssonMarie Fredrikssonis a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and pianist, best known for forming one half of the pop duo Roxette, which she created together with Per Gessle in 1986...
, musician - Gösta Gustaf-Janson, author
- Verner von HeidenstamVerner von HeidenstamCarl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam was a Swedish poet and novelist, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1916. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1912...
, author - Bertil HultBertil HultBertil Hult, born 1941, is a Swedish business man who founded the educational and language travel company EF Education First in 1965. He served as the company's CEO until 2002 and is now chairman of the board. Under Bertil Hult's supervision, EF grew to become a multi-billion dollar corporation...
, industrialist - Anders Igel, industrialist
- Martin Ingvar, physician, professor
- Ingvar KjellsonIngvar KjellsonIngvar Kjellson is a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1978.-Reference:* , at Dramaten...
, actor - Gösta Mittag-Leffler, matematician
- Fredrik LundbergFredrik LundbergFredrik Lundberg is a Swedish businessman.His father was Lars Erik Lundberg founder of L E Lundbergforetagen AB. Fredrik Lundberg is president and CEO of L E Lundbergföretagen AB, of which he inherited a controlling stake from his father...
, industrialist - Arne Mårtensson, industrialist
- Charlotte PerrelliCharlotte PerrelliCharlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...
, singer - Stefan Persson, industrialist
- Viktor RydbergViktor RydbergAbraham Viktor Rydberg was a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy, 1877-1895...
, author - Staffan Scheja, musician, professor
- Olof Stenhammar, industrialist, entrepreneur
- Alice TegnérAlice TegnérAlice Charlotta Tegnér was a Swedish music teacher, poet and composer. She was recognized as a foremost composer of Swedish children's songs during the first half of the 20th century.-Background:...
, artist - Björn UlvaeusBjörn UlvaeusBjörn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, musician - Meta Velander, actor
- Peter Wallenberg Jr, industrialist
- Jakob Wallenberg, industrialist
External links
- History of Djursholm (in Swedish) - at Stockholm University