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| Lidingö municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm Missing image Lidingö_in_Stockholm.png See also:Municipalities of Sweden | Coat of arms Missing image Lidingö_City_Arms.jpg | |
| Seat | Lidingö | |
| County | Stockholm County | |
| Province | Uplandia | |
| Area Rank | 30.49 km² 285st of 290 | |
| Population Rank | 41,407 (2005) 49th of 290 | |
| Density | 1358/km² | |
Lidingö is a Municipality just east of Stockholm in central Sweden, with its main part located on the island Lidingö. It also consists of a few smaller islands in the surrounding, such as Fjäderholmarna, the nearest islands of the Stockholm archipelago.
Geography
The island Lidingö is connected to the city of Stockholm by two bridges. One is for cars and one for the Lidingöbanan railway and pedestrians. The bridges lead directly to Ropsten, a station of the Stockholm subway.
While Lidingö is for statistical purposes divded into the three towns Lidingö, Breving and Sticklinge Udde, in reality the three towns are part of a unity and the locals do not use those names. Instead, they divide the island using the names of old farms.
History
Lidingö traces its history to at least 600 BC, from when remains have been found. According to legend, Lidingö was a place where the vikings would gather before setting sails to eastern areas. Therefore when the city arms was to be chosen in 1928 a viking ship became the motive, in the colors of the Swedish flag.
Industry
The island itself hosts very few industries. Most of the population live in one-family houses, and they commute to work areas in Stockholm. There are however quite a number conference mansions in the northern parts of the island.
Lidingö is one of the wealthiest Municipalities in Sweden.
See also
External links
- Lidingö (http://www.lidingo.se/) - Official sitede:Lidingö