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THE RENEWAL OF NORRMALM- THE LARGEST SWEDISH URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
 | RECONSTRUCTION OF CITY ZONES |
| THE RENEWAL OF NORRMALM- THE LARGEST SWEDISH URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT | |
| Location | Sweden Norrmalm Галма - Норрмалм |
| Ownership | Mixed |
| Finance | Mixed |
| Projects readiness | Finished project |
| Internet links | en.wikipedia.org/.../Redevelopment_of_Norrmalm; www.lalihmsb.com/stsidan/norrmalm.html; www.lescope.com/.../stockholm/norrmalm-vasastan/ ; |
The name Norrmalm is first mentioned in 1288. In 1602 Norrmalm became an independent city with its own mayor and administration called Norra Förstaden. The town was short lived and in 1635 it was incorporated with Stockholm again. Norrmalm is today considered to be the central part of Stockholm.
The renewal of Norrmalm was the largest Swedish urban development project to date and engaged a large part of Sweden’s architectural elite. What’s more the Norrmalm renewal was both criticized and admired throughout Sweden and internationally, and is now regarded as one of the largest of all city renewals in Europe during post-war time, even including the cities that took severe damage during World War II.
Norrmalm is a so called borough (stadsdelsområde) in central Stockholm, named after the dominating district. Except Norrmalm (proper) there are two districts in the borough: Skeppsholmen and Vasastaden. A portion of northern Östermalm is also organized in Norrmalm borough. The population as of 2004[update] is 61,905 on an area of 4.95 km², which gives a density of 12,506.06/km². The most populous district is Vasastaden. The southern part of the district, Lower Norrmalm (Swedish: Nedre Norrmalm), also known as City, constitutes the most central part of Stockholm, while Upper Norrmalm is more residential.
The Redevelopment of Norrmalm (Norrmalmsregleringen) was a major revision, which was realised during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The renewal resulted in the old Klara quarters being replaced for the modern city of Stockholm, while the Stockholm subway was facilitated through the city.
