Danderyd Municipality

Danderyds kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Stockholm County
Seat	Djursholm
Area[1]
- Total	32.58 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
- Land	26.51 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
- Water	6.07 km2 (2.3 sq mi)  18.6%
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
- Total	31,171
- Density	956.8/km2 (2,478/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	182 xx
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0162
Website	www.danderyd.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

View over Danderyd, 2006

Danderyd Municipality (Danderyds kommun) is a municipality just north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent. Its seat is located in Djursholm.

The "old" rural municipality Danderyd was split up during the early 20th century, when Djursholm and Stocksund broke away in 1901 and 1910 respectively. Since 1971 Danderyd Municipality is reunified in approximately the old boundaries.

The current chairman (2011) of the municipal executive committee (kommunstyrelsen) is Björn Hamilton, of the Moderate Party.

The four districts making up Danderyd are: Danderyd, Djursholm, Stocksund within Stockholm urban area and Enebyberg.

Jonas Gustavsson, NHL player, was born here.

District	Population (2006)" [3]
Danderyd	10 108
Djursholm	8 815
Enebyberg	4 971
Stocksund	6 153
Other	53
Total	30 226

The population in Danderyd Municipality is among the most affluent in the country, having the highest average taxed income per capita. One of the reasons for this is the high price on real estate, which in turn is partially due to a restrictive policy on new developments by the municipality council.

The high income of the population has enabled the municipality to maintain a relatively low rate of taxation, but a government redistribution scheme intended to transfer money from municipalities with a better than average economic situation is one factor that has forced the local government to raise the municipal income tax somewhat in the last few years.

Roads

The European route E18 stretches from Stocksund north towards Norrtälje Municipality.

Public transport

Danderyd is served by the Stockholm public transport system through SL. There are two stations on the Stockholm metro and several stops on the narrow gauge Roslagsbanan suburban railway as well as an extensive bus network.

See also

• Danderyd municipal election, 2002

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
3. ^ "Statistics from Danderyd.se". http://www.danderyd.se/DanderydTemplates/Page____1137.aspx. Retrieved February 25, 2007. 

External links

• Danderyd Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 59°24′N 18°05′E / 59.4°N 18.083°E / 59.4; 18.083