Skogås

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Skogås is a district of the Huddinge Municipality in Sweden, 15 kilometres south of Stockholm along the railroad to the city and harbour of Nynäshamn. The population in Skogås reaches 13,000 but lately the suburb has conjoined with its Northern neighbour Trångsund, forming a municipality district with a population of 22,200 people. The largest employer is the commercial centre in Länna.The name Skogås comes from the two words skog - meaning forest, and ås - meaning ridge; hence The Forest-covered Ridge reflecting Skogås's topography of hills, ridges and valleys.HistorySkogås started its history as a cottage summer retreat outside the capital but was given town-like structures during the 1960s, when the town-centre containing some 30 shops was finished. During the 1980s a large settlement of rowhouses (the largest in the country) was added in the eastern part of the suburb and since then, several areas of villas and one-family houses have increased the population greatly.Sights include The Ågesta Nature Reserve, the lakes Drevviken, Magelungen and Orlången, the congregations church Mariakyrkan, Trångsund Manor and the upper secondary school Östra Gymnasiet. The Beatebergsanstalten is in the North-West of Skogås and it's a jail for minor offenders.The easiest way to get to Skogås is by commuter train (18 minutes from 'Stockholm Central') or by car along highway 73 to Nynäshamn.