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Närke, is a province in Central Sweden, which historically formed part of Svealand. The name of the province is partly derived from an old name for the people of the province, the Njarar (Njars) or Nerikjar (today Närkingar). The root nari, neri is cognate to English narrow and refers to the narrow inlets that caracterized the geography, a tribe that is also mentioned in the lay of Völund (Weyland the Smith): "When the Lord of the Njars, Nidud, heard That Völund sat i ...

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Rail transport has to some extent been privatised, but the major national operator, SJ AB, and the cargo transport operator Green Cargo are both fully owned by the state. The private company Tågkompaniet operate in central Sweden, and there are a number of regional companies. Tram systems are used in Gothenburg, Norrköping and Stockholm. There is a metro system in Stockholm, the Stockholm Metro. Rail traffic is supervised by the Swedish National Rail A ...

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Rail transport in Sweden, Rail transport in Sweden - Operators, Rail transport in Sweden - History, Rail transport in Sweden - Network, Rail transport in Sweden - Main lines, Rail transport in Sweden - Railway links with adjacent countries

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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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Köping, Köping - List of municipalities, Köping - Köping privileges issued 1862–1971, Köping - Uppsala County, Köping - Södermanland County, Köping - Östergötland County, Köping - Jönköping County, Köping - Kronoberg County:, Köping - Kalmar County, Köping - Gotland County:, Köping - Blekinge County:, Köping - Skåne County, Köping - Halland County, Köping - Västra Götaland County, Köping - Värmland County, Köping - Örebro County, Köping - Västmanland County, Köping - Dalarna County, Köping - Gävleborg County, Köping - Västernorrland County, Köping - Jämtland County, Köping - Västerbotten County, Köping - Norrbotten County

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Main article: History of rail transport in Sweden. The first Swedish railroad for public transport using horse-drawn carriages, the Frykstads railroad in Värmland was opened in 1849. In 1853 the Swedish Parliament decided that the state would build main line railways, but that other lines would be built by private enterprises, and in 1856 the first stretch, between Örebro and Nora, was opened for traffic. The main line railways were of major importance for the development of the Swedish industry. The two first main lin ...

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Rail transport in Sweden, Rail transport in Sweden - Operators, Rail transport in Sweden - History, Rail transport in Sweden - Network, Rail transport in Sweden - Main lines, Rail transport in Sweden - Railway links with adjacent countries

Read more here: » Rail transport in Sweden: Encyclopedia II - Rail transport in Sweden - History