Upplands Väsby

This article covers the city. For the municipality, see Upplands Väsby (municipality) .

Upplands Väsby
Upplands Väsby
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap):	Uppland
Municipalities :	Upplands Väsby Sollentuna
Coordinates :	59 ° 31 '  N , 17 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 31 '  N , 17 ° 55'  E
Residents :	37,594 (December 31, 2010)
Area :	14.17 km²
Population density :	2653 inhabitants / km²

Upplands Väsby is a city in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the historic province of Uppland .

The city is located about 30 km northwest of Stockholm , in the catchment area of ​​the Swedish capital and is the capital of the municipality of the same name . A small part (20 hectares ) of the area of ​​the place (without inhabitants, 2010) belongs to the neighboring municipality of Sollentuna .

economy

Upplands Väsby is the headquarters of Öhlins Racing AB , an internationally renowned manufacturer of chassis components.

traffic

The European route 4 runs through Upplands Väsby . The city is also on the Stockholm - Arlanda Airport - Gävle railway , on which local and long-distance trains run. In both directions, the route is used by the S-Bahn- like Pendeltåg .

sons and daughters of the town

• Gunilla Lindberg (* 1947), sports official
• Mic Michaeli (* 1962), keyboard player for the rock group Europe
• John Levén (* 1963), bass player for the rock group Europe
• Joey Tempest (* 1963), singer of the rock group Europe
• Henrik Jansson-Schweizer (* 1969), screenwriter and producer
• Anders Huusko (* 1971), ice hockey player
• Erik Huusko (* 1971), ice hockey player
• Staffan Strand (* 1976), high jumper
• Linda Fagerström (* 1977), soccer player
• Tony Mårtensson (* 1980), ice hockey player
• Gustaf Wesslau (* 1985), ice hockey player

swell

1. ^ Tatorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare at Statistiska centralbyrån .
2. ↑ Tatorter 2010 (PDF; 3.0 MB) , information sheet from the Swedish statistical office SCB (Swedish)