Herrängen, Residential district in Hägersten-Älvsjö, Stockholm, Sweden.
Herrängen is a residential quarter in southwestern Stockholm, where single-family houses and apartment buildings stand side by side in a leafy setting. The streets are low-rise and the blocks are open enough that green spaces appear naturally between the buildings throughout the area.
The area began to take shape in 1901 when industrialist J.E. Lignell purchased the estate and started developing it for housing. Over the following decades, the neighborhood grew through several building phases that added new streets and home types over time.
The name Herrängen means something close to "the lord's meadow" in Swedish, a reminder of the rural past of this now-residential area. Walking through the streets today, you can still see how the mix of house types gives each block a slightly different character.
The quarter is well connected to central Stockholm by metro and bus, so getting there from the city center is straightforward. Once in the area, it is easy to get around on foot since the streets are flat and the layout is easy to follow.
During the 1940s and 1950s, many residents built their own homes using materials and instructions supplied by the city of Stockholm. This made the neighborhood one of the few in the city to grow through an organized self-build program.
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