Södermalm topographic map

Name: Södermalm topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Södermalm, Södermalms stadsdelsområde, Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholm County, Sweden (59.30321 18.02607 59.32155 18.10717)

Average elevation: 22 m

Minimum elevation: -2 m

Maximum elevation: 87 m

The name Södermalm (as Suthaermalm) is first mentioned in 1288 in a letter from Bishop Anund of Strängnäs. Until the early 17th century Södermalm was mainly a rural, agricultural area. Its first urban areas were planned and built in the mid 17th century, comprising a mixture of working class housing, such as the little red cottages of which a few can still be seen in northeastern Södermalm, and the summer houses and pavilions of wealthier families, such as Emanuel Swedenborg's pavilion, which is now in the outdoor museum Skansen. During this time, it was also the location of perhaps the first theatre in Scandinavia, Björngårdsteatern. Södermalm is often poetically named Söders höjder ("heights of the south"), which reflects its topography of sheer cliffs and rocky hills. Indeed, the hills of Södermalm provide remarkable views of Stockholm's skyline.