Kirseberg

Did you think that the whole city of Malmö was flat? This page is about the gritty district Kirseberg, also called “Backarna” (the hills), since it is almost the only part of Malmö that is not flat. It is located in the northern part of Malmö, between Värnhem and Arlöv. It has some nice small streets with old smallscale brick houses, but parts of Kirseberg where destroyed in the 60s when they started to build ugly “miljonprogram modernist” buildings in the area. The center of the district, Kirsebergstorg, has suffered the most. Despite being so close to central Malmö, Kirseberg feels like a town of its own.

Kirsebergsgatan, a street in Danish style.

Solgatan, a street that was featured in a popular 70s TV show.

A former water tower that has been converted to apartments.

The prizon in Kirseberg looks actually pretty good from the outside.

The entrance to the prizon.

Hilly streets of "Backarna".