Vallentuna (Municipality)

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Vallentuna municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Vallentuna Location of the municipality of Vallentuna
coat of arms Location in Stockholm County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap): Uppland
Main place: Vallentuna
SCB code: 0115
Residents : 34,090 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 368.5 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 92.5 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.vallentuna.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 59 ° 32 '  N , 18 ° 5'  E

Angarnssjöängen nature reserve in early summer
Mill at Brottby

Vallentuna 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 Vallentuna .

Geography and nature

The municipality is located about 25 km north of Stockholm and represents a mixture of forest and arable land, which is interrupted by small bodies of water and settlements. The nature reserve Angarnssjöängen , in which over 200 species of birds have been observed, is classified as a national interest .

history

During the administrative reform of 1952, the 8 parishes ( socks ) located here were merged into the parishes of Vallentuna and Össeby . In a further reform in 1971, these two communities were united.

economy

The municipality's economy is characterized by a large number of small and medium-sized businesses. In terms of tourism, Vallentuna focuses on sporting activities such as horse riding, paddling, hiking and golf, for which there are many options.

For a long time the Roslagsbanan was an important factor in the development of the community, as it was used to transport products from the region. Today the trains are only used for passenger transport.

places

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Vallentuna  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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)