Nykvarn
Encyclopedia
Nykvarn is a locality
and since 1999 the seat of Nykvarn Municipality
, Stockholm County
, Sweden
with 6,032 inhabitants in 2005. 1971-1998 it was in Södertälje Municipality
. Nykvarn is the hometown of such bands as Hyena Breed, Feed Filiph, From Zero to Hero (band) and Aldiureep. The city are also hosts of the annual rock- and metalfestival called Moshpit Open Festival.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
and since 1999 the seat of Nykvarn Municipality
Nykvarn Municipality
Nykvarn Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Nykvarn.Nykvarn is a young municipality, and is the result of the splitting of Södertälje Municipality in 1999...
, 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....
with 6,032 inhabitants in 2005. 1971-1998 it was in Södertälje Municipality
Södertälje Municipality
Södertälje Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Södertälje....
. Nykvarn is the hometown of such bands as Hyena Breed, Feed Filiph, From Zero to Hero (band) and Aldiureep. The city are also hosts of the annual rock- and metalfestival called Moshpit Open Festival.