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Danderyd 1/1 1946-31/12 1970 (became municipality) Djursholm 1/1 1901-31/12 1913 (received city privileges; today part of Danderyd Municipality) Hässelby Villacity 1/1 1926-1/1 1948 (merged into Stockholm City) Lidingö 1/1 1910-31/12 1925 (received city privileges) Nynäshamn 1/1 1911-31/12 1945 (received city privileges) Saltsjöbaden 1/1 1909-31/12 1970 (merged into Nacka Municipality) Sollentuna 1/1 1944-31/12 1970 (formed a municipality) Stocksund 1/1 1910-31/12 1966 (merged into Djursholms cit ...

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A legislative City Council with 61 members is elected by the citizens of Solna by proportional representation for a four-year term. It appoints an executive committee among its members, chaired by the Mayor. The current mayor of Solna is Anders Gustâv, of the Moderate Party. Solna Municipality - List of Mayors since 1943. 1943-1956 CA Andersson (s) 1956-1967 KA Larsson (s) 1968-1976 CG Eklund (fp) 1977-1982 Sune Berglund (m) 1983-1988 Gösta Fagerberg (s)

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Stockholm is governed through the municipalities and the Stockholm County. The latter is mainly responsible for healthcare, public transport, including the Stockholm Metro, and some cultural institutions. Stockholm Municipality is further subdivided geographically into 18 district councils or boroughs, which carry responsibility for primary school, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas. T ...

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The Stockholm urban area stretches over 11 municipalities in Stockholm County. The population as of 2000 of the urban area is 1,212,196 while the county has a population of 1,870,000. The seats of all but one of these municipalities (Botkyrka where the seat is located in the urban area Tumba) have come to form a conurbation with Stockholm.

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The unicameral parliament has 349 members, out of which 310 are elected on a proportional system in each of the 29 national electoral districts. The remaining 39 seats are awarded on a national basis to further secure a proportional representation. In the election the voter chooses between the different running parties. Each party is represented by a ballot listing their candidates. On the ballot the voter can indicate his or her preference for a particular candidate. Eligible to vote and stand for elections are Swedish Citizens who tu ...

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Apart from being a large city with an active cultural life, Stockholm as a capital also houses many of the national cultural institutions of Sweden, including theatre, opera and museums. There are two UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Stockholm area: the Drottningholm Palace and a large cemetery, Skogskyrkogården, which include some well-known examples of the architecture of Gunnar Asplund. During 1998 Stockholm was designated as the European City of Culture. ...

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