Bredäng is a suburb in south-west Stockholm

Stockholm

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. It is a part of Skärholmen borough

Skärholmen borough

SkärholmenCountry:Municipality: StockholmMunicipal part:SöderortArea:8.86 km²Population:31,125 Established:2007Website:MapSkärholmen is a so called borough in the southern part of Stockholm.-Overview:...

 and is named after a former farm in the area. Bredäng has an 18th century mansion, Jakobsbergs Gård, named after its first owner, Jakob Graver. Bredäng consists predominantly of 1960s apartment blocks and has a camping site by Lake Mälaren

Mälaren

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The population of Bredäng is 9266. 60,4% of these had a foreign origin

Bredäng have some social problems like segregation and youth crime.
Bredäng was made infamous by local youths repeatedly throwing rocks at the animals of a visiting circus company.

See also

• Bredäng metro station
  Bredäng metro station
  Bredäng metro station is a station on the red line of the Stockholm Metro, located in the district of Bredäng. The station was opened in 1965. The distance to Slussen is 9 km....