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'''Älvsjö''' is a district of the city of [[Stockholm Municipality]] in [[Sweden]], located in the [[borough]] [[Älvsjö (borough)|Älvsjö]] in [[Söderort]]. It has the biggest rentable facility in northern Europe called [[Stockholm International Fairs]], and also the hotel [[Rica Talk Hotel]], which both are located east of Älvsjö [[Stockholm commuter rail|commuter train]] station. In |
'''Älvsjö''' is a district of the city of [[Stockholm Municipality]] in [[Sweden]], located in the [[borough]] [[Älvsjö (borough)|Älvsjö]] in [[Söderort]]. It has the biggest rentable facility in northern Europe called [[Stockholm International Fairs]], and also the hotel [[Rica Talk Hotel]], which both are located east of Älvsjö [[Stockholm commuter rail|commuter train]] station. In 2017, the total population of the district was 1,530 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statistik.stockholm.se/omradesfakta/pdf/21208_SVE.pdf |title=Områdesfakta Älvsjö Stadsdel |website=Statistik Stockholm |publisher=[[Stockholm Municipality]] |page=1 |language=Swedish |format=PDF |access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref> |
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The name was written ''Elffuesio'' in 1461. The origin of the first element is unclear – it is possibly derived from an [[Old Swedish]] male name *''Ælve'', but that interpretation is uncertain. The last element ''sjö'' 'lake' refers to [[Brännkyrkasjön]], a former lake east of Älvsjö.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Svenskt ortnamnslexikon |url=http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.5850f85e15732ead0b325e/1474034387007/Svenskt+ortnamslexikon.pdf |page=384 |editor-last=Wahlberg |editor-first=Mats |edition=1st |date=2003 |location=Uppsala |publisher=[[Swedish Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research]] |language=Swedish |isbn=91-7229-020-X |id={{LIBRIS|8998039}} |access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref> |
The name was written ''Elffuesio'' in 1461. The origin of the first element is unclear – it is possibly derived from an [[Old Swedish]] male name *''Ælve'', but that interpretation is uncertain. The last element ''sjö'' 'lake' refers to [[Brännkyrkasjön]], a former lake east of Älvsjö.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Svenskt ortnamnslexikon |url=http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.5850f85e15732ead0b325e/1474034387007/Svenskt+ortnamslexikon.pdf |page=384 |editor-last=Wahlberg |editor-first=Mats |edition=1st |date=2003 |location=Uppsala |publisher=[[Swedish Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research]] |language=Swedish |isbn=91-7229-020-X |id={{LIBRIS|8998039}} |access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:47, 11 August 2018
Älvsjö is a district of the city of Stockholm Municipality in Sweden, located in the borough Älvsjö in Söderort. It has the biggest rentable facility in northern Europe called Stockholm International Fairs, and also the hotel Rica Talk Hotel, which both are located east of Älvsjö commuter train station. In 2017, the total population of the district was 1,530 inhabitants.[1]
The name was written Elffuesio in 1461. The origin of the first element is unclear – it is possibly derived from an Old Swedish male name *Ælve, but that interpretation is uncertain. The last element sjö 'lake' refers to Brännkyrkasjön, a former lake east of Älvsjö.[2]
59°16′30″N 18°00′15″E / 59.27500°N 18.00417°E
References
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- ^ "Områdesfakta Älvsjö Stadsdel" (PDF). Statistik Stockholm (in Swedish). Stockholm Municipality. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ Wahlberg, Mats, ed. (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (PDF) (in Swedish) (1st ed.). Uppsala: Swedish Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research. p. 384. ISBN 91-7229-020-X. SELIBR 8998039. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
