Skäggetorp
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Skäggetorp is a district in Linköping
, located northwest of downtown
. The buildings are mostly two-story and three-story buildings, both condominiums and apartment buildings, which are built around a large center with office buildings, shops, bank, pharmacy and other services. In the area there are medical and dental offices, schools, child care, nursing home, church, playing fields and Ullevi allotment area.
Construction in Skäggetorp began from the south in the 1960s, the 1970s the Ullevi area was built and 1986 more apartment buildings were added at Skäggetorps center. Skäggetorp was part of the Million Programme
.
The number of inhabitants in December 2008 was 8 448 persons. In 1965 only 76 people lived in the area. Most residents Skäggetorp had in 1979, with 9 901 people. In December 2008, 49.1% of the inhabitants in the district were of foreign origin. The unemployment rate in Skäggetorp in March 2009 was 8%.
Districts adjoining Skäggetorp are Tornby
, Gottfridsberg
and Ryd
.
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...
, located northwest of downtown
Downtown Linköping
Downtown Linköping, the Inner City, is the district that includes the center of the city of Linköping. Located here is the commercial and cultural center of the city, with shops, restaurants, bars, shopping mall, museums, churches, libraries, sports facilities, and parks. Also located here is...
. The buildings are mostly two-story and three-story buildings, both condominiums and apartment buildings, which are built around a large center with office buildings, shops, bank, pharmacy and other services. In the area there are medical and dental offices, schools, child care, nursing home, church, playing fields and Ullevi allotment area.
Construction in Skäggetorp began from the south in the 1960s, the 1970s the Ullevi area was built and 1986 more apartment buildings were added at Skäggetorps center. Skäggetorp was part of the Million Programme
Million Programme
The Million Programme is the common name for an ambitious housing programme implemented in Sweden between 1965 and 1974 by the governing Swedish Social Democratic Party to make sure everyone could have a home at a reasonable price. The aim of the programme was to build a million new dwellings in a...
.
The number of inhabitants in December 2008 was 8 448 persons. In 1965 only 76 people lived in the area. Most residents Skäggetorp had in 1979, with 9 901 people. In December 2008, 49.1% of the inhabitants in the district were of foreign origin. The unemployment rate in Skäggetorp in March 2009 was 8%.
Districts adjoining Skäggetorp are Tornby
Tornby
Tornby is an industrial area in the north of Linköping, where one of Sweden's largest shopping malls is located. Tornby is limited to the south by the railway, in the north by the E4 motorway, to the west by Skäggetorp and Bergsvägen, which is the middle of the three freeway exits and in the east...
, Gottfridsberg
Gottfridsberg
Gottfridsberg in Linköping is a relatively central district, west of the Inner City. It consists of the areas Barhäll, Fridhem, old Gottfridsberg, Tornhagen and Åbylund...
and Ryd
Ryd, Linköping
Ryd is a residential area in Linköping, Sweden, best known for housing the bulk of the Linköping University student body. They live in houses specifically assigned to LiU's students. Many of these homes are in the form of corridor rooms, where students have their own bedroom with an en-suite...
.