Blackeberg

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Blackeberg is a suburb of Stockholm built in the 1950s, and is part of the Bromma borough. Blackeberg was originally a croft first mentioned in 1599.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} The croft was demolished in 1861 by Knut Ljunglöf, who built a house, a stable, a mill and a saw instead.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} The saw and mill are now both cultural relics and are still standing in Kvarnviken for tourists to see.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} The city of Stockholm bought Blackeberg in the late 1940s. Three-story apartment blocks and a centre with a cinema and a library were built in the 1950s. Many people moved from the central parts of Stockholm to Blackeberg and neighbouring suburbs. Blackeberg has a metro station. It was designed by Peter Celsing and opened in 1952.

Demographics

As of 2023, Blackeberg had 8,993 inhabitants, 33.5% of whom had a foreign background (either born outside of Sweden, or born in Sweden to two parents who were themselves born outside of Sweden). In Stockholm as a whole the rate is 34.9%.{{Cite web |title=Blackeberg |url=https://start.stockholm/globalassets/start/om-stockholms-stad/utredningar-statistik-och-fakta/statistik/omradesfakta/vasterort/bromma/blackeberg.pdf |website=start.stockholm}}

In popular culture

The critically acclaimed vampire novel Let the Right One In, as well as its movie adaptation, are set in Blackeberg.{{cite web |url=http://www.welovethisbook.com/features/let-right-one-extract?page=1 |title=Let the Right One In: Extract {{!}} We Love This Book |website=www.welovethisbook.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213023642/http://www.welovethisbook.com/features/let-right-one-extract?page=1 |archive-date=2014-12-13}}

References

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Category:Districts of Stockholm

Category:Districts in Västerort