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128  M ALM ARNA & FUR THER AFIELD

Södermalm & South of Söder

The Södermalm area, generally known as “Söder”, rises steeply
from the water and is something of a city in itself with its own
character, charm and dialect. The slopes are lined with old
wooden cottages with an un rivalled view of Stockholm. The
dramatic topography has provided some hilly parks, and
allotments are scattered among the built-up areas. The area
has plenty of shops, bars and restaurants and a lively nightlife,
as well as the latest in modern architecture. South of Söder is
Globen, a spectacular indoor arena, and Skogskyrkogården The towers of Mariaberget on a steep
Cemetery, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. hillside close to Slussen

Slussen Slussen
SÖDER MÄLARSTRAND 0 kilometres 1
VÄSTERBRON
Zinkensdamm HORNSGATAN 0 miles 0.5
FOLKUNGA GATAN
LÅNGHOLMSG
Hornstull RINGVÄGEN
Key SÖDERLEDSTUNNELN Medborgar-
platsen
ROSENLUNDSG.
Central Stockholm RENSTIERNAS GATA
Major road GÖTGATAN
RINGVÄGEN
Minor road 222
Sights at a Glance
1 Slussen 7 Fjällgatan y Mariaberget
2 Stockholms 8 Fotografiska u Högalidskyrkan
Stadsmuseum 9 Fåfängan i Långholmen
3 Katarinahissen 0 Spårvägsmuseet o Globen
4 Almgrens q Sofia Kyrka p Skogskyrkogården
Sidenväveri & w Vita Bergen Skanstull
Museum e Medborgarplatsen
5 Mosebacke r Södra Station Area NYNÄSVÄGEN 73
6 Katarina Kyrka t Leksaksmuseet
2 km (1.2 miles)
1 Slussen and land traffic was confined to 1935 and was so well designed
a narrow bridge. The conges­ that it was able to cope with
Map 4 C4.  Slussen. @ 2, 3, 43, 53,
55, 59 76. 4 Djurgårdsfärja. tion was eased in 1928, when the change to right­hand
some of the boat traffic was driving in 1967.
Steadily increasing traffic in the transferred to a new canal, but At Slussplan, facing Söder­
early 1900s turned the narrow the problem needed a more malm and the lock that bears
road between Söder malm and radical solution. This took the his name, is Bengt Fogelberg’s
Gamla Stan into a bottleneck. form of a clover­leaf system of bronze statue of Karl XIV on
All the boats sail ing between roundabouts devised by Tage horseback, unveiled in 1854 by
Lake Mälaren and the Baltic had William­Olsson and Gösta Oscar I on the 40th anniversary
to pass through the locks here, Lundborg. It was opened in of the union be tween Sweden
and Norway (1814–1905).
Around the same time, the locks
were rebuilt. New machinery
devised by the inventor Nils
Ericsson was installed. Today the
locks are used mostly by
pleasure boats, whose erratic
manoeuvres provide enter­
tainment for onlookers.
Although the construction
of Västerbron and Söderleden
have eased the traffic burden,
Slussen is still a busy junction and
Slussen’s intricate traffic system, opened in 1935 is in need of a thorough facelift.
For map symbols see back flap

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