Vagnhärad
Encyclopedia
Vagnhärad is a locality
situated in Trosa Municipality
, Södermanland County
, Sweden
with 3,221 inhabitants in 2005.
, the Trosa river. Only one person was injured but a total of 29 houses were demolished and 96 people lost their homes in the effort of preventing future slides in the area. The total cost of the slide is approximately 150 million SEK.
During the summer of 2011 new cracks in the ground were found in the area around Brovägen, also alongside the river, threatening approximately another 20 buildings.
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Häradsvallen is also the place were the Brazilian national men's soccer team held a practice during their tour in Sweden 2007.
or Södertälje
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and along the railway Nyköpingsbanan, which is extended between Nyköping
and Järna
and gives Vagnhärad access by train to the cities of Stockholm
, Södertälje
, Nyköping
, Norrköping
and Linköping
.
Buses goes to the cities/localities of Södertälje
, Nyköping
, Trosa
, Gnesta
, Västerljung
and Liljeholmen
.
The locality was the model for "Hedeby" in Sven Delblanc
's books Åminne (1970), Stenfågel (1973), Vinteride (1974) and Stadsporten (1976). The TV-series Hedebyborna, built on the books by Sven Delblanc, was mostly produced in the area around Vagnhärad.
Next to the train station is also the royal waiting hall still preserved, it was used by the Swedish king Gustaf V during his summer visits to the royal palace of Tullgarn outside of Vagnhärad.
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...
situated in Trosa Municipality
Trosa Municipality
Trosa Municipality is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. The municipality is built up by the localities of Vagnhärad, Västerljung, Stensund, Sund and the town of Trosa...
, Södermanland County
Södermanland County
Södermanland County is a county or län on the south east coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Östergötland, Örebro, Västmanland, Uppsala, Stockholm and to the Baltic sea....
, 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 3,221 inhabitants in 2005.
Landslide
On the 23rd of May 1997 a big landslide damaged or destroyed more than 7 residential houses when they were literally falling into TrosaånTrosaån
Trosaån is a river in Sweden.-References:...
, the Trosa river. Only one person was injured but a total of 29 houses were demolished and 96 people lost their homes in the effort of preventing future slides in the area. The total cost of the slide is approximately 150 million SEK.
During the summer of 2011 new cracks in the ground were found in the area around Brovägen, also alongside the river, threatening approximately another 20 buildings.
Sports
Vagnhärad got 2 sport halls, Hedebyhallen and Lånestahallen, mainly used for school sports and by the floorball team Trosa Edanö IBK. There is also a Swimming hall, Safiren, and a soccer facility, Häradsvallen used by the team Vagnhärads SKVagnhärads SK
Vagnhärads SK is a Swedish football club located in Vagnhärad in Trosa Municipality, Södermanland County.-Background:Vagnhärads Sportklubb is a sports club which was formed in 1921...
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Häradsvallen is also the place were the Brazilian national men's soccer team held a practice during their tour in Sweden 2007.
Education
Vagnhärad got one compulsory comprehensive school, Hedebyskolan, were most of the young people go to school the grades 1 to 9. After that most people continues their studies in upper secondary schools in NyköpingNyköping
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...
or Södertälje
Södertälje
Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....
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Transportation
Vagnhärad is located along the highway European route E4European route E4
European route E 4 passes from north to south through Sweden from the border with Finland, total length . The Finnish part lies entirely within Tornio in northern Finland, and is actually only long...
and along the railway Nyköpingsbanan, which is extended between Nyköping
Nyköping
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...
and Järna
Järna
Järna is a locality situated in Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 6284 inhabitants in 2005.Järna has long been the centre of the anthroposophical movement in Sweden, and there is a private clinic, several schools and other institutions affiliated with the movement...
and gives Vagnhärad access by train to the cities of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Södertälje
Södertälje
Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....
, Nyköping
Nyköping
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...
, Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
and Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
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Buses goes to the cities/localities of Södertälje
Södertälje
Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....
, Nyköping
Nyköping
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...
, Trosa
Trosa
Trosa is a locality and the seat of Trosa Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 4,633 inhabitants in 2005 and 11,417 in 2010 ....
, Gnesta
Gnesta
Gnesta is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 10,318 inhabitants in December 31, 2009.It is on the border to Stockholm County, and a minor part of Gnesta is in Södertälje Municipality...
, Västerljung
Västerljung
Västerljung is a locality situated in Trosa Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 372 inhabitants in 2005....
and Liljeholmen
Liljeholmen
Liljeholmen is a district in South Stockholm, organized into the borough with the same name.In 1860 Liljeholmen became the first suburb outside Stockholm city limit...
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Culture
The area around Vagnhärad is known for the many stone age remnants and burial mounds together with some old and unique runestones.The locality was the model for "Hedeby" in Sven Delblanc
Sven Delblanc
Sven Delblanc, born May 26, 1931 in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada, died December 15, 1992 in Sunnersta, Gottsunda Parish, Uppsala, Sweden was a Swedish author and professor of literature. He is buried in Hammarby kyrkogård in Uppsala, Sweden....
's books Åminne (1970), Stenfågel (1973), Vinteride (1974) and Stadsporten (1976). The TV-series Hedebyborna, built on the books by Sven Delblanc, was mostly produced in the area around Vagnhärad.
Next to the train station is also the royal waiting hall still preserved, it was used by the Swedish king Gustaf V during his summer visits to the royal palace of Tullgarn outside of Vagnhärad.
External links
- Trosa - Official site