Kärrtorp
| Kärrtorp | |
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| District of Stockholm | |
The square in central Kärrtorp in 2007 (looking southwest from the metro station)
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| Coordinates: 59°17′5.29″N 18°6′48.27″E / 59.2848028°N 18.1134083°ECoordinates: 59°17′5.29″N 18°6′48.27″E / 59.2848028°N 18.1134083°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Södermanland |
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| Municipality | |
| Skarpnäck borough | |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi) 0.0% |
| Population (December 31, 2009) | |
| • Total | 4,296 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Kärrtorp is a district (Swedish: stadsdel) in the Skarpnäck borough of , Sweden,. Kärrtorp has 4,296 inhabitants as of December 31, 2009.
Kärrtorp is a small district located in the southeast of Stockholm. Kärrtorp neighbours Bagarmossen, Skarpnäcks gård (subdistrict Pungpinan), Enskededalen, Gamla Enskede in the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough, Hammarbyhöjden, Björkhagen, and the nature reserve Nackareservatet in Nacka municipality.
Kärrtorp is served by the elevated Kärrtorp metro station, which was opened in 1958 and is located along the . Kärrtorp is the terminus of the 163 bus line to Bredäng, and the 180 line to Orhem via Skarpnäcks gård.
The north-south Nynäsvägen motorway is reachable within a few minutes from Kärrtorp. Nynäsvägen goes north towards Södra Länken and the , and south towards the outer suburbs and eventually Nynäshamn.
The first development plan of Kärrtorp was made in 1947. At the time, Kärrtorp was intended to be a district of about 8,000 inhabitants. The neighbouring district of Bagarmossen was intended to serve Kärrtorp with a city centre. That plan was however cancelled, and instead a new one was created and followed through with.
Construction of the area was completed in 1952. The majority of houses are three-story apartment buildings, but there are also several higher constructions, including the 13-story building next to the Kärrtorp metro station. The area has largely remained the same, and the original 1950s architecture has been kept, much like in Bagarmossen. Since 2008, new housing developments have begun near Kärrtorps gymnasium.
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