- Högdalen
Högdalen (´High Valley) is a working class suburbian
district inSouth Stockholm ,Sweden , built around the metro station with this name on line 19. It was connected toStockholm City Centre in1952 , a year before the town planning was approved.Högdalen is roughly divided between the residential and commercial areas near the metro station in the centre and the industrial area and landfill further to the east. The income in the suburb is below average, and the inhabitants tend to vote mostly for the Social Democrats and the Left Party (in the election of 2006, the left block won with 55,7% of the votes). As of 2006 7,862 people lived in Högdalen, distributed across an area of 2.01 km², which gives a density of 3,911/km². The unemployment rate was 4,9%.
Notable landmarks in Högdalen are the
neon rooster on top of the large centre and the local church.The independent theatre group
Fria Teatern is based in Högdalen, where its main stage is located (there is a small one inKungsholmen as well).Högdalen is part of
Vantör borough , together with four other suburban districts.
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