Population 16,000 (2,010) ISO 3166 code SE | Time zone CET (UTC+1) | |
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Tullinge is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the eastern part of Botkyrka Municipality, on the border to the Flemingsberg part of Huddinge Municipality. It had approximately 20 000 inhabitants in 2011.
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Map of Tullinge, Botkyrka, Sweden
Tullinge has become known for the Airforce airfield (F18), now closed down and mostly turned into student apartments.
Tullinge is a part of Stockholm commuter rail.
History
Tullinge was first mentioned in connection with the literary peasant Clauus i þulunge, this happened in May 26, 1353 when he did a soil replacement in Botkyrka. This is mentioned in a legal document from the Svarta Löts ting.
In Tullinge there are two ancient castles left from the Vikings at the rocks by Tullingesjön and in the 19th century several artifacts from the Bronze Age and Iron Age were found. One of the things found, the so-called. Tullingetreasure which included two axes and a shard.
Education
Tullinge has seven primary schools and two secondary schools
Primary schools:
Secondary schools:
Tullinge station
When western main line was drawn through Tullinge at the end of the 1800s there were no station Tullinge, but when they built the track to double in 1903, they also built a bus stop. 1917 was upgraded to the bus stop station. Tullinge station was moved 1.5 kilometers northeast associated with the building of the new center in Tullinge. The location of the new station was more accessible to residents, and the new location allowed more apartment buildings and townhouses could be built.
Sports
Tullinge has a rich sporting life with many sports clubs. Tullinge also has sportgrounds BrantBrinks IP and Lida outdoor facility which is the hub of Tullinge Sport.
Sports Clubs in Tullinge.