Gamla Enskede
Encyclopedia
Gamla Enskede, "the garden city," is a district of Enskede-Årsta borough, South Stockholm, Sweden
. It was created in 1904 to provide housing for workers, and is 2.94 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi). The architectural type known as "the Enskede villa," with pointed roofs on wooden houses, originated in Gamla Enskede.the style of the streets are built to look like a "typical English" garden city, therefore not one street is completely straight but instead the streets are crooked and bent. As of December 31, 2003, the district's population is 10,064, and the population density is 3,423.13 people per square kilometer; among the inhabitants is singer and actress Helen Sjöholm
and the singer of Bo Kaspers Orkester
, Bo Kasper and the former finance minister of the socialdemocratic government, Bo Ringholm
and the author Camilla Läckberg
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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....
. It was created in 1904 to provide housing for workers, and is 2.94 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi). The architectural type known as "the Enskede villa," with pointed roofs on wooden houses, originated in Gamla Enskede.the style of the streets are built to look like a "typical English" garden city, therefore not one street is completely straight but instead the streets are crooked and bent. As of December 31, 2003, the district's population is 10,064, and the population density is 3,423.13 people per square kilometer; among the inhabitants is singer and actress Helen Sjöholm
Helen Sjöholm
Marie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
and the singer of Bo Kaspers Orkester
Bo Kaspers Orkester
Bo Kaspers Orkester is a Swedish jazz-pop band consisting of Bo Sundström, Fredrik Dahl, Michael Malmgren and Mats Schubert. Bo Sundström calls himself Bo Kasper while playing with the band, but uses his normal name for his solo project....
, Bo Kasper and the former finance minister of the socialdemocratic government, Bo Ringholm
Bosse Ringholm
Bo "Bosse" Ingvar Karchimirer Ringholm is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He held the titles of Minister of Finance, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Policy Coordination, and Minister for Sport in the Persson administration.- Career :Ringholm was born in Falköping, a town in the west of...
and the author Camilla Läckberg
Camilla Läckberg
Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Eriksson is a Swedish crime writer.A common theme in Läckberg's books is that all are traditionally set in or around her birthplace, the small Swedish west coast town of Fjällbacka...
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Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Enskede:- Enskede IKEnskede IKEnskede IK is a Swedish football club located in Enskede, Stockholm.-Background:Since their foundation in 1914 Enskede IK has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system but since 2004 they have resided in Division 2. The club currently plays in Division 2...