Täby Municipality
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Täby Municipality is a municipality
north of Stockholm
in Stockholm County
in east central Sweden
. Its seat is located in the town of Täby
. Täby Municipality can be characterized as a suburb
of Stockholm.
The municipality is one of few in Sweden which has approximately the same size as the original entity created out of Täby parish
, when the first local government acts came into force in 1863. It has not been amalgamated with other units, but minor changes of its limits have been carried out.
). The southern built-up area constitutes the multimunicipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp urban area Täby
which is partly situated in Danderyd Municipality
. The northern built-up area, (Täby kyrkby
) is part of the bimunicipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp Vallentuna
urban area, of which the main part constitutes the seat of Vallentuna Municipality
.
through SL
. There are twelve stops on all the three branches of the narrow gauge
Roslagsbanan
suburban railway. There is also bus connection with the Stockholm metro
as well as an extensive internal bus
network.
is found on the Risbylestenen, a runestone, in the northern part of the municipality. It is said that this runestone shows the first signs of Christianity
reaching this part of Europe
. During the Middle Ages
, Täby was part of the Attundaland
region.
Täby remained a rural community until the 19th century. Most of the land was owned by the noble families. During the 16th and 17th centuries, most of the land in eastern Täby was owned by the Brahe
family of Rydboholm Castle. Other noble families owning land in Täby at different times during this period were Banér
, Bååth, Roos
, Sparre
, Gyllenstierna and Meijerfeldt. The latter two owned, at different times, Näsby Slott (castle) in the southeast of the municipality. By 1790 Täby had a population of approximately 900 people, most of them living on one of the 36 farms. By the end of the 19th century the population had grown to approximately 1,250.
In 1885 the Roslagsbanan
narrow-gauge railway was built, connecting Täby with the city of Stockholm
. Täby experienced a population expansion. People settled near the railway stations. In 1902 the wealthy engineer Carl Robert Lamm acquired the burned down Näsby Slott and rebuilt it. Around the time of the First World War many citydwellers in Stockholm acquired small summer residences in the eastern part of Täby, what is now Näsbypark
. By 1919 Täby's population had grown to 3,000. Some years after Second World War Täby increasingly became a suburb
of Stockholm, and by 1947 the population had increased to 8,584, concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of the municipality.
In 1948 Täby acquired the title of a "merchant town" , valid until the reform of 1971. This was also the beginning of the large scale development of Täby, led by the mayor
Gustaf Berg. By 1975 the population had increased to 41,307 people.http://www.taby.se/templates/TswComplexPage.aspx?id=2275
Today, Täby is considered an attractive suburb to Stockholm with one of the highest median incomes in Sweden.
, wife of Fredrik Reinfeldt
(the current Swedish Prime Minister
and leader of the Moderate Party
), had been mayor
of Täby for a long time, until Jan Rosenberg, of the Moderate Party http://www.taby.se/templates/TswPersonalPage.aspx?id=4789, became the current mayor of Täby Municipality.
The slogan
of the municipality is today in translation "Täby, the city on the countryside".
, Finland Lørenskog Municipality
, Norway Reinbek
, Germany Rødovre Municipality, Denmark Viimsi Parish, Estonia
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
north of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
in east central Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in the town of Täby
Täby
Täby is a trimunicipal locality and the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 58,593 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Danderyd Municipality and Sollentuna Municipality...
. Täby Municipality can be characterized as a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Stockholm.
The municipality is one of few in Sweden which has approximately the same size as the original entity created out of Täby parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
, when the first local government acts came into force in 1863. It has not been amalgamated with other units, but minor changes of its limits have been carried out.
Localities
For statistical purposes the municipality is divided into two non-administratve urban areas (tätortTatort
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
). The southern built-up area constitutes the multimunicipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp urban area Täby
Täby
Täby is a trimunicipal locality and the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 58,593 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Danderyd Municipality and Sollentuna Municipality...
which is partly situated in Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality is a municipality just north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent...
. The northern built-up area, (Täby kyrkby
Täby kyrkby
Täby kyrkby , is a village in the Vallentuna urban area of the Täby Municipality of Sweden.The village was originally named Täby, and has given Täby Municipality its name. Täby kyrkby is situated in the northern part of the municipality, close to Vallentuna Municipality and Lake Vallentuna...
) is part of the bimunicipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp Vallentuna
Vallentuna
Vallentuna is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 26,500 inhabitants in 2005. It stretches over two municipalities in Stockholm County, in the Roslagen region. Vallentuna is also a suburb of Stockholm...
urban area, of which the main part constitutes the seat of Vallentuna Municipality
Vallentuna Municipality
Vallentuna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vallentuna.The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971...
.
Public transportation
The municipality is served by the Stockholm public transport systemPublic transport in Stockholm
Public transport in Stockholm consists of bus, metro, regional/suburban rail, light rail, tram and archipelago boat operation in Stockholm County, Sweden. The bus and rail is organized by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik , SL, which is owned by the Stockholm County Council...
through SL
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik AB, , commonly referred to as SL, is the organisation running all of the land based public transport systems in Stockholm County....
. There are twelve stops on all the three branches of the narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
Roslagsbanan
Roslagsbanan
-SL southern network:*Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Vallentuna–Lindholmen–Kårsta *Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Åkersberga–Österskär...
suburban railway. There is also bus connection with the Stockholm metro
Stockholm Metro
The Stockholm Metro is a metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are seven lines numbered from 10 to 19, in three groups identified by a color: the Green, Red and Blue lines...
as well as an extensive internal bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
network.
History
During the first millennium, Täby was part of the lands of the Svear, known as Svitjod. Remains from this period can be found in more than 37 runestones found in the municipality.http://www.taby.se/templates/TswComplexPage.aspx?id=2884 In the north of the municipality, the remains of the 11th century bridge known as Jarlabankes bridge, can be found. The cross on Täby's coat of armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is found on the Risbylestenen, a runestone, in the northern part of the municipality. It is said that this runestone shows the first signs of Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
reaching this part of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. During the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, Täby was part of the Attundaland
Attundaland
Attundaland was the name given to the southeastern part of the present day province of Uppland, north of Stockholm. Its name refers to its role of providing 800 men and 32 ships for the leidang of the Swedish kings at Uppsala.Snorri Sturluson relates that Tiundaland was the richest and most...
region.
Täby remained a rural community until the 19th century. Most of the land was owned by the noble families. During the 16th and 17th centuries, most of the land in eastern Täby was owned by the Brahe
Brahe
Brahe is the name of a Scanian noble family that was influential in both Danish and Swedish history but has its family roots in Swedish origin. The first member of the family is speculated to have been Verner Braghde from Halland. Better documented is Peder Axelsen Brahe who appears in late 14th...
family of Rydboholm Castle. Other noble families owning land in Täby at different times during this period were Banér
Banér
Banér may refer to:-*Gustaf Banér, member of the Privy Council of Sweden*Johan Banér, Swedish Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War...
, Bååth, Roos
Axel Erik Roos
Axel Erik Roos, born in 1684 in Årnäs in Västergötland, died December 14, 1765 in Lövåsen, Gestad, Dalsland was a baron, lieutenant general in the Swedish army of Charles XII of Sweden, and governor of Dalsland.-Career:...
, Sparre
Arvid Gustavsson Sparre
Arvid Gustavsson Sparre, Born 1245 in Vik, Balingsta and died in 1317 . He was Lord of Ekholmen in Veckholm, Uppland, Sweden. He had in his Coat of Arms, a spar, which has retrospectively dubbed all the family named in genealogies as Sparre of Vik...
, Gyllenstierna and Meijerfeldt. The latter two owned, at different times, Näsby Slott (castle) in the southeast of the municipality. By 1790 Täby had a population of approximately 900 people, most of them living on one of the 36 farms. By the end of the 19th century the population had grown to approximately 1,250.
In 1885 the Roslagsbanan
Roslagsbanan
-SL southern network:*Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Vallentuna–Lindholmen–Kårsta *Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Åkersberga–Österskär...
narrow-gauge railway was built, connecting Täby with the city of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. Täby experienced a population expansion. People settled near the railway stations. In 1902 the wealthy engineer Carl Robert Lamm acquired the burned down Näsby Slott and rebuilt it. Around the time of the First World War many citydwellers in Stockholm acquired small summer residences in the eastern part of Täby, what is now Näsbypark
Näsbypark
Näsbypark is a district in Täby Municipality, north of Stockholm, Sweden. The current Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, grew up in Näsbypark and he lived there with his wife, Filippa Reinfeldt, prior to moving to the Prime Minister's mansion in central Stockholm.- Geography :Näsbypark is...
. By 1919 Täby's population had grown to 3,000. Some years after Second World War Täby increasingly became a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Stockholm, and by 1947 the population had increased to 8,584, concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of the municipality.
In 1948 Täby acquired the title of a "merchant town" , valid until the reform of 1971. This was also the beginning of the large scale development of Täby, led by the mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Gustaf Berg. By 1975 the population had increased to 41,307 people.http://www.taby.se/templates/TswComplexPage.aspx?id=2275
Today, Täby is considered an attractive suburb to Stockholm with one of the highest median incomes in Sweden.
Politics
Täby has for a long period of time been run by a coalition of centre-right parties. Filippa ReinfeldtFilippa Reinfeldt
Filippa Désirée Amanda Cay Reinfeldt is a Swedish Moderate Party politician. She has been Municipal Commissioner of Täby, Uppland, since 2002 and Mayor and Chairperson of the Täby Municipal Executive since 2005...
, wife of Fredrik Reinfeldt
Fredrik Reinfeldt
John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
(the current Swedish Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
and leader of the Moderate Party
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
), had been mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Täby for a long time, until Jan Rosenberg, of the Moderate Party http://www.taby.se/templates/TswPersonalPage.aspx?id=4789, became the current mayor of Täby Municipality.
The slogan
Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm . Slogans vary from the written and the...
of the municipality is today in translation "Täby, the city on the countryside".
Sights
- Runestones: There are 37 identified runestones in Täby. Their inscriptions have provided many interesting and useful insights into the life and destinies of the people of the Viking AgeViking AgeViking Age is the term for the period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, spanning the late 8th to 11th centuries. Scandinavian Vikings explored Europe by its oceans and rivers through trade and warfare. The Vikings also reached Iceland, Greenland,...
. Judging from the inscriptions of the runestones and legends, the most important man at that time was Jarlabanke. He has also given name to the remains of a Viking age bridge - Jarlabanke's bridge. - Näsby CastleNäsby CastleNäsby Castle is a castle located in Täby municipality, north of Stockholm.Originally built in the 1660s and designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Näsby Castle is located in the picturesque and natural setting of Näsbyviken...
: Originally built in the 1660s and designed by Nicodemus Tessin the ElderNicodemus Tessin the ElderNicodemus Tessin the Elder was an important Swedish architect.-Biography:Nicodemus Tessin was born in Stralsund in Pomerania and came to Sweden as a young man. There he met and worked with the architect Simon de la Vallée...
, Näsby Castle is located in the picturesque and natural setting of Näsbyviken shore. The castle was burned to the ground in 1897, but was rebuilt according to the original design on the initiative of Carl Robert and Dora Lamm who moved into the castle in 1905. Parts of the old castle garden still exist and are being well preserved. - Taby Racecourse: Sweden's largest horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
track, inaugurated in 1960. - Täby ChurchTäby kyrkaTäby kyrka is a medieval church in the municipality of the same name , in the province of Uppland and the northern part of Stockholm County. The church is best known for its painted walls and ceilings by Albertus Pictor....
: Built in the 13th century. It houses a triptychTriptychA triptych , from tri-= "three" + ptysso= "to fold") is a work of art which is divided into three sections, or three carved panels which are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works...
from the 15th century. The most notable objects are the wall paintings from the medievalMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
times, painted by Albertus PictorAlbertus PictorAlbertus Pictor , also called Albert Pictor, Albert Målare and Albrekt Pärlstickare , is the most famous late medieval Swedish painter, known for his wallpaintings surviving in numerous churches in southern and central Sweden.-Career:Albertus was originally called Albertus Immenhusen,...
. One of them portrays a man playing chessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
with the Grim Reaper and was the inspiration for the movie director Ingmar BergmanIngmar BergmanErnst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
when he made the perhaps best known Swedish movie ever, The Seventh SealThe Seventh SealThe Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death , who has come to take his life. Bergman developed the film from his own play...
. - Täby Centrum: Sweden's largest shopping mall; Täby Centrum.
Notable natives
- Henrik HolmHenrik HolmHenrik Holm is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won five doubles titles during his career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 July 1993, when he became the number 17 of the world.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:*...
(b. 1968), professional tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player - Fredrik ReinfeldtFredrik ReinfeldtJohn Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
(b. 1965), politician, Prime minister of SwedenPrime Minister of SwedenThe Prime Minister is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested...
since October 2006 - Filippa ReinfeldtFilippa ReinfeldtFilippa Désirée Amanda Cay Reinfeldt is a Swedish Moderate Party politician. She has been Municipal Commissioner of Täby, Uppland, since 2002 and Mayor and Chairperson of the Täby Municipal Executive since 2005...
(b. 1967), politician, former MayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
and CommissionerMunicipal CommissionerMunicipal Commissioner is an office and political title in the municipalities of Sweden for councillors with executive responsibilities. The Commissioners are the only full-time employed office-holders outside the municipal civil service...
of Täby, Commissioner of Health Services of Stockholm CountyStockholm CountyStockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
since 2006, married to Fredrik Reinfeldt - Johan RheborgJohan RheborgCarl Johan Rheborg is a Swedish comedian, actor and script writer, born on June 5, 1963, in Täby, Sweden. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget....
(b. 1963), comedian - Eric PrydzEric PrydzEric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...
(b. 1976), DJ and producer - Sara LumholdtSara LumholdtSara Helena Lumholdt is a Swedish pop singer, and former member of the Swedish quartet A*Teens.-Career:Despite worldwide success, A*Teens disbanded in 2004 and Lumholdt took a short break from the limelight....
(b. 1984), singer and former member of pop band A*Teens - Kristian LuukKristian LuukAnts Robert Kristian Luuk is a Swedish comedian and talk show-host of Estonian descent. A graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics, he is currently working for the broadcaster SVT after previous spells at TV4, ZTV and SR public radio...
(b. 1966), comedian and talk show-host
Sister towns
Täby is twinned with the following municipalities: JärvenpääJärvenpää
Järvenpää is a town and municipality of Finland.-History:Järvenpää was separated from its parent community Tuusula in 1951. Järvenpää was granted the status of a market town after the separation. Neighbouring districts Kellokoski and Nummenkylä were not added to the municipality of Järvenpää and...
, Finland Lørenskog Municipality
Lørenskog
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lørenskog. Lørenskog was separated from the municipality of Skedsmo on 1 January 1908.-Name:...
, Norway Reinbek
Reinbek
Reinbek is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan region of Hamburg...
, Germany Rødovre Municipality, Denmark Viimsi Parish, Estonia
External links
- Täby Municipality - Official site
- Täby Galopp - Provides a page in English
- Täby Centrum