Västerhaninge
Encyclopedia
Västerhaninge is a locality
situated in Haninge Municipality
, Stockholm County
, Sweden
. It had 14,060 inhabitants in 2005. It is connected to Stockholm
by commuter rail
.
Västerhaninge borders the large Hanvedens forest to the north, the Jordbro
locality to the east, an agricultural region to the south, and the Tungelsta area to the west. The locality lies 22 km from Stockholm
and 6 km from Handen
. Districts of the locality include Åbylund, Norrskogen, and Jägartorp in the north, and Ribbyberg and Nedersta in the south.
The Stockholm-Nynäs railway runs through the town, and the original station building was demolished to make way for a new one in 1997. The nearby Tungelsta station is the only one in the region to survive from the railway's original construction.
apartments, rental apartments and villas with multiple sites and group houses, the oldest dating to the mid-1940s. Newer residential developments at Ribby ängar, Skarplöt, and Nedersta gård are planned.
Retail
and food service outlets are located near to the railway station, and convenience stores serve the suburbs. Smaller commercial centres are found in Åby and Ribby.
Workplaces are both in the public sector in trade and other commercial activities. There are crafts and manufacturing of industrial Håga. A new area of work is planned at the rapids, and shall include service station, motel and restaurant service. In Västerhaninge center planned for the expanded trade volume and the fall 2010 opening Systembolaget
In Västerhaninge are several schools of all phases and several preschools. Berga agricultural high school is targeting land, horse management, environmental protection and nature conservation.
Here we also find the Stockholm Sweden Temple
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was completed in 1985.
Major streets in Västerhaninge
South of Västerhaninge is Häringe Castle, and Almås Conference
. In the vicinity of Västerhaninge are also bathing areas and naturområderna Östnora, Gålö seaside
and Årsta.
Other popular destinations are Berga and Ekeby Lodge both located just south of Västerhaninge. Berga Berga with naturbruksgymnasium organizes every year an event called "Mountain Days," where there is opportunity to look at the animals and feel the farm life.
Ekeby Lodge is best known for its Midsummer celebrations
.
Line 35 Nynashamn
- Bålsta passes Västerhaninge, which has a train station
in connection to the center. There are four trains an hour in Stockholm
, and two trains per hour towards Nynashamn
. Travel time by train to Stockholm
or Nynashamn
is about 30 minutes.
The station has been in the mid and late 1990s was the subject of rehabilitation; Extended Yard, direct connection between bus and train, the platform is accessed via a pedestrian tunnel that also serves as an improved relationship between the western and eastern Västerhaninge, new station building and the side platform and partly related to pedestrian and bicycle tunnel and heated waiting areas on platforms.
Buses
In connection with the station is a bus terminal with "direct connection" between train and bus. Several bus routes serving the bus terminal. The station is a commuter parking and a taxi station.
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 Haninge Municipality
Haninge Municipality
Haninge Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Handen.Haninge Municipality was formed in 1971 when Västerhaninge and Österhaninge were united....
, 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....
. It had 14,060 inhabitants in 2005. It is connected to 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...
by commuter rail
Stockholm commuter rail
Stockholm Commuter Rail is the commuter rail system in Stockholm County, Sweden. The system is an important part of the public transport in Stockholm, and is controlled by Stockholm Transport; the trains are operated under contract by Stockholmståg...
.
Västerhaninge borders the large Hanvedens forest to the north, the Jordbro
Jordbro
Jordbro is a suburban locality situated in Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,316 inhabitants in 2005.The suburb is separated in two by the Stockholm commuter rail. Route 73 , passes just east of Jordbro and connects Stockholm and Nynäshamn.East of the railway lies a housing area...
locality to the east, an agricultural region to the south, and the Tungelsta area to the west. The locality lies 22 km from 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...
and 6 km from Handen
Handen
Handen is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm, and the seat of Haninge Municipality in Stockholm County in eastern Sweden. It had 11,524 inhabitants in 2003...
. Districts of the locality include Åbylund, Norrskogen, and Jägartorp in the north, and Ribbyberg and Nedersta in the south.
The Stockholm-Nynäs railway runs through the town, and the original station building was demolished to make way for a new one in 1997. The nearby Tungelsta station is the only one in the region to survive from the railway's original construction.
Residential, service and future
Västerhaninge's several residential areas underwent expansion in the 1960s-1980s. Housing stock today includes co-operativeHousing cooperative
A housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a corporation—that owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings. Each shareholder in the legal entity is granted the right to occupy one housing unit, sometimes subject to an occupancy agreement, which is similar to a lease. ...
apartments, rental apartments and villas with multiple sites and group houses, the oldest dating to the mid-1940s. Newer residential developments at Ribby ängar, Skarplöt, and Nedersta gård are planned.
Retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
and food service outlets are located near to the railway station, and convenience stores serve the suburbs. Smaller commercial centres are found in Åby and Ribby.
Workplaces are both in the public sector in trade and other commercial activities. There are crafts and manufacturing of industrial Håga. A new area of work is planned at the rapids, and shall include service station, motel and restaurant service. In Västerhaninge center planned for the expanded trade volume and the fall 2010 opening Systembolaget
Systembolaget
Systembolaget is a government owned chain of liquor stores in Sweden. It is the only retail store allowed to sell alcoholic beverages that contain more than 3.5% alcohol. Systembolaget also sells non-alcoholic beverages. To buy alcoholic beverages at Systembolaget one has to be 20 years of age or...
In Västerhaninge are several schools of all phases and several preschools. Berga agricultural high school is targeting land, horse management, environmental protection and nature conservation.
Here we also find the Stockholm Sweden Temple
Stockholm Sweden Temple
The Stockholm Sweden Temple is the 34th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The April 1981 announcement of the Stockholm Sweden Temple was received with virtually no opposition...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was completed in 1985.
Major streets in Västerhaninge
- Ringvägen
- Björnvägen
- Tungelstavägen
- Gamla Nynäsvägen
- Villavägen
- Solhemsvägen
- Gränsvägen
- Huggarvägen
- Plöjarvägen
Recreation
In Västerhaninge are Hanveden's sports ground with playing fields, running track and ice rink. In connection with the schools are usually one or more of playing fields. The sports ground is the central track with illuminated tracks. In the north opens Hanvedens pristine forests that are of national interest in outdoor life. North of the sports ground is Nytorp meadows with several playing fields. To the east lies Blockula riding.South of Västerhaninge is Häringe Castle, and Almås Conference
Nature
Västerhaninge is largely surrounded by nature. In those southern areas bordering the place to open agricultural landscape, whereas in the East meets the sea with Årsta Havsbad and Berga as the central villages. In the northern part of Västerhaninge are Nytorp and Hanveden with ortentliga guide tracks within walking distance of the lake ÖranÖran
Öran is a lake of Södermanland, Sweden....
. In the vicinity of Västerhaninge are also bathing areas and naturområderna Östnora, Gålö seaside
Galo
The Galos constitute a tribe inhabiting the West Siang, southwestern side of East Siang, southeastern side of Upper Subansiri, as well as in some small pockets in Itanagar and Lower Dibang Valley, Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India...
and Årsta.
Other popular destinations are Berga and Ekeby Lodge both located just south of Västerhaninge. Berga Berga with naturbruksgymnasium organizes every year an event called "Mountain Days," where there is opportunity to look at the animals and feel the farm life.
Ekeby Lodge is best known for its Midsummer celebrations
Midsummer
Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice, or that take place on a day between June 21 and June 24, and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between different...
.
Transportation
CommuterLine 35 Nynashamn
Nynäshamn
- References :...
- Bålsta passes Västerhaninge, which has a train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in connection to the center. There are four trains an hour in 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...
, and two trains per hour towards Nynashamn
Nynäshamn
- References :...
. Travel time by train to 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...
or Nynashamn
Nynäshamn
- References :...
is about 30 minutes.
The station has been in the mid and late 1990s was the subject of rehabilitation; Extended Yard, direct connection between bus and train, the platform is accessed via a pedestrian tunnel that also serves as an improved relationship between the western and eastern Västerhaninge, new station building and the side platform and partly related to pedestrian and bicycle tunnel and heated waiting areas on platforms.
Buses
In connection with the station is a bus terminal with "direct connection" between train and bus. Several bus routes serving the bus terminal. The station is a commuter parking and a taxi station.