Täby (municipality)

Täby municipality
coat of arms Location in Stockholm County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap):	Uppland
Main place:	Taby
SCB code:	0160
Residents :	71,874 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	66 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	1,088.5 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.taby.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 59 ° 27 '  N , 18 ° 4'  E

Kommunalhuset in Roslags-Näsby, seat of the municipal administration

Täby is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the historic province of Uppland . The main town of the municipality is Täby .

geography

Localities within the municipality are Arninge, Ella Gård, Ella Park, Ensta, Erikslund, Gribbylund, Grindtorp, Hägernäs , Lahäll, Löttingelund, Näsby Park, Roslags Näsby, Skarpäng, Tibble, Täby Centrum, Täby kyrkby, Vallatorpinge, Viggbyholm and Visinge.

history

The municipality of Täby is an old settlement area. People began to settle here as early as the Bronze Age . There are also testimonies from the time of the Vikings, e.g. B. various rune stones . With the extension of the railway in 1885 , the population increase intensified. In 1948 the municipality became a market town (Swedish köping ) and is now a suburb of Stockholm .

Attractions

• the former manor house and today's Hotel Såstaholm
• the Täby kyrka church
• Jarlabankes Bro , Täby Kyrkby

Town twinning

• Since 1956: friendship with Reinbek ( Schleswig-Holstein , Germany ). The market square in Reinbek-Klosterbergen, Täbyplatz , is named after the twin town .
• City friendship with Lørenskog ( Norway )

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Peter Axelsson (* 1967), badminton player
• Kim Bergstrand (* 1968), soccer player
• Malin Birgerson (* 1968), actress
• Maria Borelius (* 1960), journalist, entrepreneur, author and politician
• Sara Danius (1962–2019), literary scholar
• Jessica Folcker (* 1975), singer
• Göran Göransson (* 1956), football player
• Henrik Holm (* 1968), tennis player
• Erica Jarder (* 1986), long jumper
• Lars Leijonborg (* 1949), politician
• Pär Nuder (* 1963), Swedish politician of Estonian origin
• Eric Prydz (* 1976), DJ and music producer
• Gudrun Schyman (* 1948), politician
• Johan Söderqvist (* 1966), film composer
• Martin Stenmarck (* 1972), musician
• Finn Zetterholm (* 1945), songwriter and writer

Web links

Commons : Täby Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (Swedish)

swell

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)