Brännkyrka
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Coordinates: 59°16′56″N 18°01′23″E / 59.28219°N 18.02314°E Brännkyrka is a parish in South Stockholm, Sweden. The population as of 2004[update] is 36,572.
Brännkyrka, at that time much larger in area, was amalgamated into the city of Stockholm in 1913. This area now constitutes the southern main part of Stockholm Municipality called Söderort. The original parish has since then been divided into many new parishes and the present Brännkyrka parish is situated around Brännkyrka church in the centre of the area.
Brannkyrka was the site of a Swedish victory over Danish forces in 1518.
Anders Nyström was born in Brännkyrka.
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