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Drottningholm Palace
The private residence of the Swedish royal family, a UNESCO-listed 17th-century palace with a Chinese Pavilion and Baroque theatre.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Rinkeby
Stockholm, Sweden · Europe
About Rinkeby
Rinkeby works well as a base: 5 minutes from Sundbyberg, 8km from Drottningholm Palace.
Rinkeby is in Stockholm, Sweden, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sundbyberg, about 4 km away.
Rinkeby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɪ̂ŋːkɛˌbyː]) is a district in the Rinkeby-Kista borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Rinkeby had 19,349 inhabitants in 2016. The neighbourhood was part of the Million Programme.
The Stockholm Metro station Rinkeby was also opened in 1975.
Rinkeby is noted for its high concentration ofRead more
immigrants and swedish people with immigrant ancestry. 89.1% of the suburb's population had a first- or second-generation immigrant background as of 2007.
A sociolect called Rinkeby Swedish has been named after Rinkeby. It is said to have seen use throughout the suburbs of Stockholm as well as across Sweden, with its development attributed to youth populations in multi-ethnic areas of major cities such as Rinkeby.
The district was a part of the Rinkeby borough until 1 January 2007, when it was merged with Kista borough to form the Rinkeby-Kista borough. The district was practically identical to the borough.
In the years preceding 2008, the state Social Insurance Agency, state Public Employment Service, banks and postal services vacated their offices in the area.
In 2010, the official figures stated 15,000 people lived in the area, but officials admitted 17,000 were more likely though uncertainties meant the figure could be higher still. Of those, 90% had a migration background and 37.6% were from Africa. With the area being home to a large number of immigrants, many from Somalia, the area is sometimes called 'Little Mogadishu'.
In its December 2014 report, Swedish Police placed it as most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.
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What is there to see near Rinkeby?
Within an hour or so of Rinkeby: Drottningholm Palace (8 km), Stockholm City Hall (10 km), Gamla Stan, Stockholm (11 km), Vasa Museum (11 km).
Where is Rinkeby?
Rinkeby is in Stockholm, Sweden, about 4 km from Sundbyberg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 19,349
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Stockholm
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 59.3871, 17.9275
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Stockholm City Hall
The iconic waterfront building where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each December, with a golden mosaic hall and a tower offering city views.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Stockholm's medieval old town on an island, a maze of cobblestone alleys, colourful facades, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Vasa Museum
Home to the almost fully intact 17th-century warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage, the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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ABBA The Museum
An interactive museum dedicated to Sweden's most famous pop group, where visitors can virtually perform with ABBA's holographic avatars.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Skansen Open-Air Museum
The world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891, displaying 150 historic Swedish buildings and a Nordic zoo on Djurgården island.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Gröna Lund
Stockholm's historic waterfront amusement park on the island of Djurgården with over 30 attractions and live concerts.
12 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Gripsholm Castle
Round-towered 16th-century castle on Lake Mälaren at Mariefred, holding the Swedish national portrait collection.
43 km · about 50 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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