Norrmalm (proper)

Norrmalm is a city district in Stockholm, part of the larger Norrmalm borough.

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 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. In the 1950s and 1960s large parts of Norrmalm was torn down to build a new and modern city. Sadly the demolishions moved a little to fast and many Stockholmers still miss "the old Klara" (Klara is a part of lower Norrmalm). Results of these modernizations are among others Sergels torg and Klaratunneln.