Täby Municipality Explained

Täby Municipality
Native Name:Täby kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:120x80px
Coordinates:59.4333°N 23°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Stockholm County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Täby
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Note:Area as of .
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Province
Blank Info Sec1:Uppland
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:0160
Iso Code:SE
Website:www.taby.se
Footnotes:Density is calculated using land area only.

Täby Municipality (Täby kommun) 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.

Localities

For statistical purposes the municipality is divided into two non-administrative urban areas (tätort). The southern built-up area constituted until 2014 the multimunicipal[1] urban area Täby which was partly situated in Danderyd Municipality. From 2015 it is considered part of Stockholm urban area

The northern built-up area, (Täby kyrkby) is part of the bimunicipal[1] Vallentuna urban area, of which the main part constitutes the seat of Vallentuna Municipality.

The southern part is Ella Gård or in English Ella's Farm, which was the location of one of the largest farms at Täby during the 19th century.[2] [3] [4]

Demography

2022 by district

This is a demographic table based on Täby Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[5]

In total there were 73,870 residents, including 54,267 Swedish citizens of voting age.[5] 37.1% voted for the left coalition and 61.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
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1 Täby kyrkby1,7941,23237.061.982782237,76565
2 Runborg2,0001,39041.957.586831740,58568
3 Byle2,3581,51435.164.088831744,11867
4 Midgård2,1431,53143.855.484802032,88859
5 Vallatorp S1,8511,27930.668.786792141,32169
6 Vallatorp N1,8731,27537.062.087811938,88465
7 Visinge1,5741,10539.659.385821838,54066
8 Erikslund1,7501,22138.361.085802037,61367
9 Skarpäng N2,2601,59634.165.386831743,44272
10 Ella park2,4951,68531.667.786821845,19276
11 Ensta, Kullagränd2,0251,54236.462.980772333,03565
12 Skarpäng S1,4851,06035.863.286851545,51577
13 Ella gård V1,8531,38437.162.085851537,35576
14 Ella gård N1,6901,17642.156.683821839,89575
15 Roslags-Näsby N1,7291,43539.159.382792132,25564
16 Storstugan1,2941,17040.958.069604022,62652
17 Täby C1,3011,14332.965.577722828,69361
18 Näsbydal1,3431,12544.055.078703027,04461
19 Roslags-Näsby S1,5801,12137.362.180722834,52769
20 Arninge, Ullna2,3311,35133.864.886613934,39559
21 Löttingelund1,17480937.261.483792142,76167
22 Gribbylund N1,4471,06434.065.588811942,17768
23 Gribbylund V2,4761,67136.762.085782238,90166
24 Gribbylund C1,3761,01245.953.172534724,20042
25 Åkerbyvägen1,9241,48341.457.783683227,81353
26 Marknadsvägen1,8661,30844.054.479584227,30452
27 Gribbylund S1,9501,45738.561.085802039,12672
28 Grindtorp S1,2761,14344.354.281623826,36253
29 Grindtorp N2,0111,67543.056.082712929,16857
30 Täby park1,4121,12342.356.784594132,52863
31 Viggbyholm V1,2721,05742.156.879772327,14655
32 Viggbyholm N1,9571,32634.764.685841642,88773
33 Hägernäs N2,0361,56447.351.282643625,36145
34 Lahäll, Näsbygård2,5681,79733.465.986851540,83075
35 Norskogen2,3211,59337.061.279613929,99054
36 Näsbypark C1,7831,53733.565.280802028,28265
37 Näsbypark Ö1,8341,34825.274.384841648,80177
38 Viggbyholm S2,3371,66529.569.179742636,89763
39 Hägernäs S1,8281,51232.966.083703034,16054
40 Näsbypark V1,17585632.366.580851540,65574
41 Näsby slott1,11893225.474.482881253,40279
Source: SVT

Income and education

Täby is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Sweden, with the 2nd highest median income per capita.[6] The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 43.9% and the 6th highest in the country.[7]

Residents with a foreign background

On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 15 429, or 21.91% of the population (70 405 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 9 760, or 16.21% of the population (60 198 on 31 December 2002).[8] On 31 December 2017 there were 70 405 residents in Täby, of which 12 183 people (17.30%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below – the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.[9]

Public transportation

The municipality is served by the Stockholm public transport system 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.

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.[10] In the north of the municipality can be found, the remains of the 11th-century causeway known as Jarlabankes bro. The cross on Täby's coat of arms 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.[11]

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 Manor (Rydboholms slott). 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 Manor (Näsby Slott) 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.[12] [13]

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 (1856–1938), acquired the burned down Näsby Manor and rebuilt it.[14]

Around the time of the First World War many city dwellers in Stockholm acquired small summer residences in the eastern part of Täby, what is now the district of 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" (Swedish: köping), 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.[15]

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 Reinfeldt, ex-wife of Fredrik Reinfeldt (the former Swedish Prime Minister and former leader of the Moderate Party), had been mayor of Täby for a long time, until Jan Rosenberg, of the Moderate Party,[16] became the current mayor of Täby Municipality.

The slogan of the municipality is today in translation "Täby, the city on the countryside".

Sights

Sweden's largest horse racing track, inaugurated in 1960.

Built in the 13th century. It houses a triptych from the 15th century. The most notable objects are the wall paintings from the medieval times, painted by Albertus Pictor. One of them, Death playing chess, portrays a man playing chess with the Grim Reaper and was the inspiration for the movie director Ingmar Bergman when he made the perhaps best known Swedish movie ever, The Seventh Seal.

One of Sweden's largest shopping malls.[19]

Notable natives

Sister towns

Täby is twinned with the following municipalities:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Ella Gård . sv . Utdrag ur "Gods och gårdar" 1938 (Excerpt from "Gods and Farms" 1938) at www.bygdeband.se . 1938 . 31 May 2024 . 16 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032555/https://www.bygdeband.se/wp-content/uploads/uploaded/237/92558_ur_gods_och_gardar_1938.pdf.
  3. Web site: Rosenberg . Carl Martin .

    sv:Carl Martin Rosenberg

    . Geografiskt-statistiskt handlexikon öfver Sverige / Förra bandet : A-K (1882-1883) . Geographical-statistical handxicon of Sweden / Previous volume : A-K (1882-1883) . sv . Project Runeberg (runeberg.org) . 31 May 2024 . 16 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216125756/https://runeberg.org/rosenberg/1/0363.html.
  4. Web site: Täby kommun: Ella gård, Ella park, Skarpäng, Enhagen . Täby municipality: Ella gård, Ella park, Skarpäng, Enhagen . sv . Täby Municipality guidebok (www.taby.se) . 2018 . 31 May 2024 . 15 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415015936/https://www.taby.se/globalassets/3.-dokument-per-dokumenttyp/information/kommun--politik/guidebok_3_kvartersguide_del2.pdf.
  5. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Täby i riksdagsvalet. SVT. sv. 11 September 2022. 3 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Medianinkomst . Ekonomifakta. 5 January 2019 .
  7. Web site: Andel högutbildade . Ekonomifakta. 5 January 2019 .
  8. http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgFin/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f165c7bd-1b57-4020-b2b2-b0cac2a094a4 Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år
  9. https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/utrikes-fodda-efter-lan-kommun-och-fodelseland-31-december/ Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017
  10. Web site: www.taby.se . 19 June 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060630092507/http://www.taby.se/templates/TswComplexPage.aspx?id=2884 . 30 June 2006 . dead .
  11. Web site: Jarlabankes bro. upplevvallentuna.se. 1 December 2018.
  12. Web site: Rydboholm . slottsguiden.info . 1 December 2018.
  13. Web site: Näsby Slott. smultronstallen.se. 1 December 2018.
  14. Web site: Carl Robert Lamm. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . Boo von Malmborg . 1 December 2018.
  15. Web site: www.taby.se . 19 June 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060926161503/http://www.taby.se/templates/TswComplexPage.aspx?id=2275 . 26 September 2006 . dead .
  16. Web site: www.taby.se . 7 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071217164514/http://www.taby.se/templates/TswPersonalPage.aspx?id=4789 . 17 December 2007 . dead .
  17. Web site: Jarlabanke Ingefastsson. Hans Gillingstam . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . 1 December 2018.
  18. Web site: Jarlabankes bro. runriket.s. 1 December 2018.
  19. Web site: Täby Centrum. tabycentrum.se.
  20. Web site: Vänorter. Täby kommun. sv. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110403141823/http://www.taby.se/sv/Om-Taby/Internationellt-arbete/. 3 April 2011.
  21. Web site: Välissuhted. Viimsi vald. 5 March 2011. et.