Södertälje

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Södertälje

Coat of arms
Södertälje is located in Sweden
Södertälje
Coordinates: 59°11′N 17°38′E / 59.183°N 17.633°E / 59.183; 17.633Coordinates: 59°11′N 17°38′E / 59.183°N 17.633°E / 59.183; 17.633
Country Sweden
Province Södermanland
County Stockholm County
Municipality Södertälje Municipality
Area [1]
 - Total 25.29 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 60,279
 - Density 2,383/km2 (6,171.9/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

About this sound Södertälje (help·info) is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 60,279 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

Södertälje is noted for its large influx of Iraqi refugees - Södertälje has taken in more Iraqi refugees than the United States and Canada combined.[2] Södertälje has the largest group of Assyrian/Syriacs than any other city in Europe, with more than 22,000 Assyrian/Syriacs living in Södertälje (35% of the population), and around 80,000 Assyrian/Syriacs living in Stockholm County. The international channels of Suroyo TV and Suryoyo Sat are based in Södertälje.[3][4]

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[edit] History

Prior to 600 AD, the lake Mälaren was connected to the sea, but due to land elevation, the lake was slowly cut off and boats had to be ported over land to and from the lake.

The name Telje is mentioned in the 11th century. To resolve a name conflict with another town that was founded North of Stockholm in the 17th century, Söder (meaning south) was added to create Södertälje and Norr was added to the other to create Norrtälje.

In the 18th century Södertälje had a charter, but due to the Great Northern War and a series of plague epidemics, the population of the city dipped to barely above 200.

Since 1960s and 70s, Assyrian/Syriacs account for more than 22,000 inhabitants, with sizable population in the quarter (stadsdel) of Geneta, Hovsjö and Ronna. In the city, Assyrians also have 5 churches, two bishops, two soccer teams (Assyriska FF and Syrianska FC), many shops, association and the headquarter of TV Channels of Suroyo TV and Suryoyo Sat that is shown worldwide.[3]

Since 2000s, many Iraqi refugees came to Södertälje, and it has taken more Iraqis refugees than the United States and Canada combined.

Other foreign backgrounds are mainly from Finland, Yugoslavia and Chile.[3]

[edit] Demographics

About 40% of the inhabitants have foreign backgrounds, and this proportion currently increases by 1.5% per year.[3] 35% of the inhabitants are Assyrian/Syriac people.

The most spoken languages in Södertälje besides Swedish are Aramaic and Arabic, but also in a lesser extent in Turkish, Finnish and Serbian.[3]

[edit] Economy

Truck manufacturer Scania AB has its main location in Södertälje. It is also one of the main sites for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.[citation needed] The port of Södertälje is the second in the Stockholm region. Volkswagen Group has its Swedish headquarters located in Södertälje, and Lantmännen Axa Foodservice AB is located in Järna 10 km south of Södertälje.

A large share of the population are immigrants, or have parents that are immigrants from various countries which reflects in the business structure of Södertälje, as Södertälje has a large share of small family businesses.[citation needed]

[edit] Sports

The city has Södertälje SK, an ice hockey team in the highest league – Elitserien and plays their matches in AXA Sports Center (aka Scaniarinken). Assyriska FF and Syrianska FC are also two successful football clubs started in 1974 and 1977. They play in the same arena, Södertälje Fotbollsarena. In basketball, Södertälje BBK is one of the best in the country, and became Swedish Champions in the 2004/2005 season.

[edit] Geography

The town is situated on a bay of Lake Mälaren, which is here connected with the Baltic Sea by the Södertälje Canal, 35 miles (56 km) in length, with a minimum depth of 20 ft (6.1 m). This is on the route followed by the Göta Canal steamboats between Stockholm and Gothenburg. It was opened in 1819 and much enlarged in 1924, though a canal was begun here in the first half of the 15th century at the instigation of the patriot Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson.

[edit] Climate

Södertälje, and the rest of Stockholm region has a humid continental climate according to the Köppen climate classification and displays four distinct seasons. Due to the city's high northerly latitude, daylight varies widely from more than 18 hours around midsummer, to only around 6 hours in midwinter. Södertälje has much warmer and sunnier weather than other locations at the same latitude mainly because of the influence of Gulf Stream. The city enjoys 1,981 hours of sunshine annually.[5]

Summers have an average daytime high temperatures of 20–23 °C (68–73 °F) and lows of around 15 °C (59 °F), but there are periods of heat waves and many days with temperatures above 25 °C (77 °F)+). Winters are cold, though sometimes milder with temperatures ranging from −3 to 1 °C (27 to 34 °F), while spring and autumn mainly cool.

Annual precipitation is 539 mm (21.2 in) with light to moderate rainfall throughout the year. Snow mainly occurs from December through March, but snow covers does not remain for a long time.

Weather data for Södertälje
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1
(33)		 1
(33)		 4
(40)		 10
(50)		 16
(61)		 20
(68)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 17
(62)		 10
(50)		 5
(41)		 1
(34)		 11
(51)
Average low °C (°F) -2
(28)		 -3
(27)		 -2
(29)		 3
(37)		 8
(46)		 12
(53)		 15
(59)		 14
(58)		 10
(50)		 6
(42)		 2
(36)		 -1
(30)		 5
(41)
Precipitation mm (inches) 39
(1.54)		 27
(1.06)		 26
(1.02)		 30
(1.18)		 30
(1.18)		 45
(1.77)		 72
(2.83)		 66
(2.6)		 55
(2.17)		 50
(1.97)		 53
(2.09)		 46
(1.81)		 539
(21.22)
Source: World Weather Information Service[6] 2008-01-06

[edit] Public transport

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Södertälje is served by the Stockholm public transport system, but has also a main line railway station for connections outside Stockholm County. The main railway station is Södertälje Syd (South) and located some 5 km outside of the city center where most national trains stop. From Södertälje Syd it is possible to take the Stockholm public transport to all stations in the Södertälje area.

[edit] Notable natives

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  2. ^ http://www.thelocal.se/11040/20080411/0
  3. ^ a b c d e http://www.sodertalje.se/upload/aktuellt/dokument/Sodertalje_in_the_world.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.educ.umu.se/presentation/publikationer/avhandlingar/vems_ar_historien.pdf
  5. ^ Stockholm facts
  6. ^ "Weather Information for Södertälje". World Weather Information Service]. http://weather.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:SWXX0031&q=Stockholm%2c+SWE. Retrieved 6 January 2008. 
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1. Stockholm 1,252,000
2. Gothenburg 510,500
3. Malmö 258,000
4. Uppsala 144,839
5. Västerås 107,000
6. Örebro 98,200
7. Linköping 97,400
8. Helsingborg 91,500
9. Jönköping 84,400
10. Norrköping 83,600
11. Lund 76,200
12. Umeå 75,600
13. Gävle 68,700
14. Borås 63,400
15. Södertälje 60,300
16. Eskilstuna 60,200
17. Täby 58,600
18. Karlstad 58,500
19. Halmstad 55,700
20. Växjö 55,600
21. Sundsvall 49,300
22. Luleå 45,500
23. Trollhättan 44,500
24. Östersund 43,800
25. Borlänge 39,400
26. Falun 36,400
27. Upplands Väsby 36,000
28. Tumba 35,300
29. Kalmar 35,200
30. Skövde 33,100

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