Vagnhärad
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| Coordinates: 58°57′N 17°31′E / 58.950°N 17.517°ECoordinates: 58°57′N 17°31′E / 58.950°N 17.517°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Södermanland |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Municipality | Trosa Municipality |
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| • Total | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
| • Total | 3,324 |
| • Density | 1,144/km2 (2,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Vagnhärad is a locality situated in Trosa Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,324 inhabitants in 2010.
On 23 May 1997 a landslide along the banks of the Trosaån, or Trosa River, damaged or destroyed 7 residential houses. Only one person was injured but a total of 29 houses were demolished and 96 people lost their homes in the effort of preventing future slides in the area. The total cost of the slide has been calculated as approximately 150 million SEK.
During the summer of 2011 new cracks in the ground were found in the area around Brovägen, also alongside the river, threatening approximately 20 more buildings.
Vagnhärad has 2 sports halls, Hedebyhallen and Lånestahallen, which are primarily used for school sports and by the floorball team Trosa Edanö IBK. There is also a Swimming pool, Safiren, and a soccer facility, Häradsvallen used by the team Vagnhärads SK.
Vagnhärad has one compulsory comprehensive school, Hedebyskolan, were most of the area's young people go to school for grades 1 to 9. Most students then continue their studies at upper secondary schools in Nyköping or Södertälje.
Vagnhärad is located along the highway European route E4 and along the railway Nyköpingsbanan, which is extended between Nyköping and Järna and gives Vagnhärad access by train to the cities of , Södertälje, Nyköping, Norrköping and Linköping. Buses run to and from Södertälje, Nyköping, Trosa, Gnesta, Västerljung and Liljeholmen.
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