Täby Municipality

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**Täby Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Täby in the county Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Täby
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	County	Stockholm County
	Province	Uplandia
	Area Rank	List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_area>276th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_population>32nd of 290
	Density	997/km²

Täby Municipality is a Municipality north of Stockholm with a population of 60,594 (2005).[link] Täby can be characterized as suburb of Stockholm.

Contents

1 History
2 Politics
3 Sights
4 Notable natives
5 Sister towns
6 External links

History

The history of Täby goes back to the Viking Age. Remnants of the Vikings can be found in more than 37 rune stones.[link] The cross on Täby's coat of arms is found on the Risbylestenen in the northern part of the municipality.

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. Other noble families owning land in Täby were Banér, Brahe, 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 persons, most of them living on one of the 36 farms. The population had grown to 1,250 by the end of the 19th century.

In 1885 the Roslagsbanan narrow-gauge railway was built, connecting Täby with the city of Stockholm. Täby received 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 Näsby Park. By 1919 Täby's population had grown to 3,000. In the interwar years 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 its rights as a county (Swedish: köping). 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 persons.[link]

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. The current mayor of Täby Municipality is Filippa Reinfeldt, of the Moderate Party. She is the wife of her party's current leader Fredrik Reinfeldt. She succeeded Stefan Klåvus in early 2005, when Klåvus left his post after being sentenced to prison for drunk driving.[link]

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

Sights

The largest horse horse racing track in Sweden is Täby Galopp, inaugurated in 1960.

Täby Church was 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 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.

Notable natives

Henrik Holm (b. 1968), professional tennis player
Fredrik Reinfeldt, politician
Johan Rheborg (b. 1963), comedian

Sister towns

Täby is twinned with the following municipalities: [link]

Rødovre, Denmark
Lørenskog, Norway
Järvenpää, Finland
Viimsi, Estonia
Reinbek, Germany

External links

[Täby] - Official site
[Täby Galopp] Provides a page in English

Stockholm County

Counties of Sweden | Sweden

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