Bromma borough
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Bromma is a borough in the western part of Stockholm. It is part of the Stockholm Municipality. Bromma is primarily made up of the parish with the same name, and the parish of Västerled. The districts that make up the borough are Abrahamsberg, Alvik, Beckomberga, Blackeberg, Bromma Kyrka, Bällsta, Eneby, Höglandet, Mariehäll, Nockeby, Nockebyhov, Norra Ängby, Olovslund, Riksby, Smedslätten, Stora Mossen, Södra Ängby, Traneberg, Ulvsunda, Ulvsunda Industriområde, Åkeshov, Åkeslund, Ålsten and Äppelviken. As of 2004, the population is 59,229 on an area of 24.60 km², which gives a density of 2,407.68/km².
Bromma consists predominantly of high- and medium-income residential neighbourhoods besides the Ulvsunda industrial area close to the Stockholm-Bromma Airport, the only airport in more or less central Stockholm. In the 2002 elections, the right wing parties (Moderaterna, Liberal People's Party, Centerpartiet and Kristdemokraterna) received 60% of the votes. It is dotted with tiny forests, parks and lakes, including the Judarn forest circumventing the Judarn Lake, and the parks around Åkeshov Castle and Ulvsunda Castle. Ängby Camping is one of the largest camping lots in Stockholm and is situated close to a large beach by Lake Mälaren.
Bromma Airport was opened in 1936. It serves primarily domestic destinations, and is with its about 1,25 million passengers a year the second largest airport in Stockholm.
Bromma is the birthplace of Toronto Maple Leafs captain and NHL star Mats Sundin. Per Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden 1932 to 1946, lived in Ålsten during the last years of his life, and died on the tram in Ålsten in 1946 (while still being the Prime Minister). Martin Eriksson, more known as E-type, moved to Bromma with his family at the age of 14. Sweden's first man in space, Christer Fuglesang, was raised in Bromma. Nobel Prize laureates Gunnar and Alva Myrdal lived on various addresses in Bromma along with their children, including writer Jan Myrdal.
