Svedmyra
Sign in to saveright|thumb|1931, a tram on the Örby track towards [[Slussen stops at Svedmyra. Tussmötevägen is in the foreground.]] right|thumb|Edge of Majroskogen. right|thumb|Svedmyra metro station, January 2009.
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- Instance of
- quarter
- Part of
- Farsta city district
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Stockholm
- Area
- 0.94
- Shares border with
- Tallkrogen
- Official website
- www.stockholm.se
- Image
- Stockholmshuset Svedmyra juli 2009.jpg
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- Svedmyra
- inception
- 1934-00-00
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- Svedmyra metro station
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right|thumb|1931, a tram on the Örby track towards [[Slussen stops at Svedmyra. Tussmötevägen is in the foreground.]] right|thumb|Edge of Majroskogen. right|thumb|Svedmyra metro station, January 2009.
Svedmyra is a suburb in Söderort in the municipality of Stockholm, in the borough of Farsta. Svedmyra is located between Stureby and Tallkrogen, and covers about of land. Svedmyra is surrounded by forests and green space. The population in 2008 was 2,812. The name "Svedmyra" comes from a cottage that was formerly on the site, named Svinmyran, "Pig Bog". The cottage is known since the 14th century, and it belonged to Östberga farm. According to legend, Svedmyra was named after all the red forest ants in the forests around Svedmyra.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Svedmyra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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