Skogås
District of Huddinge municipality, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skogås is a district of Huddinge Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Stockholm along the railroad to the city and harbour of Nynäshamn. In 2016, Skogås had 14,451 inhabitants.[1] The suburb has conjoined with its northern neighbour Trångsund, forming a municipality district with a population of 22,200 people. The largest employer is the commercial centre in Länna.
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Sights include the Ågesta Nature Reserve, the lakes Drevviken, Magelungen and Orlången, the congregations church Mariakyrkan, Trångsund Manor and the upper secondary school Östra Gymnasiet. Beatebergsanstalten, a jail for minor offenders, is located in the northwest of Skogås.
Skogås is served by line 43 of the Stockholm commuter rail, and is 20 minutes from Stockholm City Station.[2] Swedish national road 73 passes Skogås on its way to Nynäshamn.
The name Skogås comes from the two words skog 'forest' and ås 'ridge'; hence "the forest-covered ridge", reflecting Skogås's topography of hills, ridges and valleys.