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Haninge Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

Seat
  
Handen

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Province
  
Södermanland

County
  
Stockholm County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
0136

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Points of interest
  
Sörmlandsleden, Nationalparkernas Hus, Stensjön - Tyresta, Årsjön - Tyresta, Sandemar Nature Reserve

Destinations
  
Tyresta National Park, Utö - Sweden, Dalarö, Södertörn, Ornö

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Haninge Municipality (Haninge kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Handen, a part of the Stockholm urban area.

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Map of Haninge Municipality, Sweden

Haninge Municipality was formed in 1971 when Västerhaninge and Österhaninge were united.

The municipal coat of arms depicts a capercaillie from which the name Haninge is believed to have been derived (the German word hahn means capercaillie), while the anchor symbolizes the naval base in the municipality. The German word usage is supposedly from the old German Hansa traders who operated in the area.

Geography

Haninge cherishes its nature, housing the southern parts of the scenic Stockholm archipelago. There are over 3,600 islands, islets and skerries belonging to the municipality, with the three largest islands being Utö, Ornö and Muskö. A car tunnel, the longest in Sweden, connects Muskö to the mainland. The other two of the islands are reached with passenger and car ferries.

Localities

  • Dalarö
  • Stockholm (part of)
  • Jordbro
  • Muskö
  • Västerhaninge

    • Districts

  • Brandbergen
  • Dalarö
  • Handen
  • Jordbro
  • Sågen
  • Vega
  • Västerhaninge
  • Tungelsta

    • Notability

    The scenic Stockholm Sweden Temple was built in Västerhaninge in 1985. It is the only temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden. This temple is also the center of the LDS church in northern Europe.

    There is a comparatively large Sweden-Finn community in Haninge which is estimated to be about 5% of the population.

    The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) was held in Haninge in 1994.

    Born in Haninge Municipality

  • Stefan Nystrand (*1981), freestyle swimmer
  • Fredrik Reinfeldt (*1965), Prime Minister of Sweden until September 2014.
  • Kristian Huselius (*1978), professional ice hockey player

    • Sports

    The following sports clubs are located in Haninge Municipality:

  • IFK Haninge/Brandbergen
  • Haga Haninge Basket
  • Vendelsö IK
  • Haninge Anchors
  • Haninge FBC

    • International relations

    The municipality is twinned with:

    References

    Haninge Municipality Wikipedia
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