Nykvarn Municipality

Nykvarns kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Stockholm County
Seat	Nykvarn
Area[1]
- Total	178.16 km2 (68.8 sq mi)
- Land	153.46 km2 (59.3 sq mi)
- Water	24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
- Total	9,257
- Density	52/km2 (134.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Södermanland
Municipal code	0140
Website	www.nykvarn.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Nykvarn Municipality (Nykvarns kommun) 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. Nykvarn can be regarded as a totally new municipality, because there was never before an entity with that territory or that name.

The municipality has a significant population increase in the summer thanks to tourism.

Nykvarn is located between the two cities Södertälje and Strängnäs, and many citizens of Nykvarn work in either.

Archeological finds show the area to have been inhabited for about 5,000 years, similar to its neighbouring municipalities around Lake Mälaren.

Besides graves from the Stone Age, there is also an interesting runestone that can be visited that is listed in the Rundata catalog as Sö 338. It currently resides in the Turinge church, a church that has a history dating back to around the year 1100. This runestone has a very long inscription.

A newer sight is the Taxinge-Näsby Castle, which was begun sometime in or before the 14th century, by Bo Jonsson Grip. The castle has its current facade in the empire style from 1813. Many celebrities have during the centuries visited or stayed at the castle, including Carl Michael Bellman in the 18th century and August Strindberg in the 19th century.

Government and politics

Distribution of the 31 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

• Nykvarnspartiet 8
• Moderate Party 7
• Social Democratic Party 7
• Sweden Democrats 2
• Liberal People's Party 2
• Green Party 2
• Centre Party 1
• Left Party 1
• National Democrats 1

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Nykvarn:

• Moderate Party 41.7%
• Social Democratic Party 23.9%
• Sweden Democrats 7.3%
• Liberal People's Party 6.9%
• Green Party 6.1%
• Centre Party 5.1%
• Christian Democrats 5.0%
• Left Party 2.5%

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

• Nykvarn Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 59°10′N 17°26′E / 59.167°N 17.433°E / 59.167; 17.433