Spånga-Tensta
Spånga-Tensta is a north-western district of the Swedish capital Stockholm with about 34,500 inhabitants.
Districts
The municipality is divided into the districts Bromsten, Flysta, Solhem, Lundby, Sundby and Tensta.
Bromsten
The district has been part of the Stockholm city area since 1949. There was a hill fort here in the Middle Ages .
Solhem
The first extensive development began in 1904 with the construction of uniformly designed wooden houses in a typical Swedish red color. After 1907 there was more variability in the newly built villas and terraced houses.
Lundby
The district is characterized by a commercial center.
Tensta
Tensta’s new buildings were built during the Swedish million dollar program . Between 1966 and 1972, multi-family houses with a total of 6,000 apartments were built. Before that there was a village here that was first mentioned in 1539. A line of the Stockholm Metro ends in the western area, called Hjulsta .
Sons and Daughters of the Borough
- Tomas Axnér (* 1969), handball player and trainer
- Tommy Suoraniemi (* 1969), handball player and coach
- Shanti Roney (born 1970), actor
- Adam Tensta (born 1983), rapper
- Oscar Möller (* 1989), ice hockey player
Web links
- Spånga-Tensta on stockholm.se (Swedish / English)