Stora Ursvik is a district in Sundbyberg Municipality with 2306 inhabitants (in 2019), [1] and a suburb in the Stockholm metropolitan area. An unbuilt corner of the district is located in Stockholm Municipality. This residential area is under construction, with an estimated completion in 2026. The first people moved in in 2007. [2] Before that it was farmland owned by the Oxenstierna family, then from the beginning of the 20th century by the Swedish military until 2005. [3] It is connected to Lilla Ursvik to the east and the uninhabited Kymlinge to the north. It is separated by motorways from Rinkeby to the west and Rissne to the south. Two tram stations, on the Tvärbanan Kista line, are planned in the west of the district. [4] The building plan for the district has low buildings (1-3 floors) in the north and east, and higher buildings in the south and west. [5]
Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden, located just north of the Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area.
Sollentuna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, north of Stockholm. Its seat of local government is located in Tureberg, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area.
Sundbyberg Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urban population.
Västerort is the western part of Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. It also forms part of Stockholm urban area and of Stockholm Metropolitan Area. It constitutes the western suburban area within Stockholm's municipal borders.
Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the most densely populated. It is also the most populous municipality in the Nordic countries.
Hallonbergen is a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.
Kymlinge is an area of Sundbyberg Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is mostly a recreational park, part of which is a nature reserve (Igelbäcken).
Tvärbanan is a light rail line in Stockholm, Sweden. Its name literally translated into English is Crossways line. It links together many bus and rail lines crossways through its connections with the southern, western and northern subway branches of the Stockholm Metro (Tunnelbana) and the Stockholm commuter rail (Pendeltåg). The possibility to travel between southern, western and northern greater Stockholm without having to enter the city centre significantly reduces the number of transit passengers, also reducing the number of trains having to pass through the Old Town bottleneck during peak hours. Near Liljeholmen the track is shared with freight traffic in a short section, this being the only place in Sweden where freight traffic and trams share the same track.
Rissne is a neighborhood in the western part of Sundbyberg Municipality, Stockholm, Sweden. It borders to Stora Ursvik in the north, Hallonbergen in the west, Duvbo in the southwest, and in the west to Kista, the latter two within Västerort in Stockholm Municipality and has about 7500 inhabitants. The area belonged to what used to be Spånga municipality until its dissolution in 1949, when it for example together with Duvbo was transferred to Sundbybergs stad. The name comes from Risö, which was the name that the Vikings used. The Svea Artillery Regiment had its camp there until 1960. An apartment block was built 1982 to 1988. The street names in the area hints to the site’s military history. and on the many relics contained in Rissne.
Sundbybergs centrum is a metro station, located in Sundbyberg Municipality, approximately 8 km from the centre of Stockholm. It opened on 19 August 1985 as part of the extension to between Västra skogen and Rinkeby. The metro station is connected to a stop on Tvärbanan with the same name, as well as to the railway station Sundbyberg served by the Stockholm commuter rail and long-distance trains.
Gröndalsbron are two bridges in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the island Stora Essingen to the southern mainland district Gröndal.
Stora Essingen is an island and a district in the Kungsholmen borough in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located adjacent to Lilla Essingen on Lake Mälaren. Both Essingen Islands are mainly residential areas. Stora Essingen is scattered with private houses and apartment buildings. The Essingeleden motorway, part of European route E4, passes along a section of the eastern shore. The Tvärbanan light rail passes near the eastern shore and has one stop on the island.
Sundbyberg Church is the main church of Sundbyberg, in Sweden, and is a part of the Church of Sweden. It is located in Central Sundbyberg, on Rosengatan 15. Opened in 1911, it was built in a Swedish church building architecture after drawings of architect Axel Sjögren (1877-1962).
Central Sundbyberg is considered the oldest and most original part of Sundbyberg Municipality in Sweden. It is one of Stockholm's oldest satellite towns. Its proximity to Stockholm City Centre, nostalgic environment and well-connected transportation networks has made this part of town an attractive housing area.
Bromma socken is a former socken of Sollentuna Hundred in Uppland, Sweden. It became part of Stockholm City in 1916, and has been part of the municipalities of Stockholm and Sundbyberg since 1971.
Kista Galleria is a shopping mall located in the Kista Science City in Stockholm, Sweden. It has 185 stores, including a multiplex, bowling alley, karting track and restaurants. Known for its generous opening hours, it has been the most visited mall in Stockholm with approximately 18 million customers annually, and the third largest in terms of sales. The mall, which opened in 1977, has expanded and been redesigned several times; most recently in 2002 and again in 2009, increasing the retail area to 62,000 m2 (670,000 sq ft), with a total gross leasable area of 90,000 m2 (970,000 sq ft).
Storskogen is a district in Sundbyberg Municipality with 3062 inhabitants, and a suburb in the Stockholm metropolitan area. It is located between Central Sundbyberg and the Solna Municipality district Råsunda. The metro station Näckrosen has an exit here. The area was a mix of forest and meadows until the 1950s, when the current residential area was built there.
Lilla Ursvik is a district in Sundbyberg Municipality with 1088 inhabitants, and a suburb in the Stockholm metropolitan area. It is located between Stora Ursvik to the west, Kymlinge to the north and Järvastaden to the east, with a motorway separating it from Hallonbergen to the south. Gustaf de Laval had a workshop here 1894-1899. The area was bought in 1906 by the Graham Brothers company, which build a factory here. Freestanding homes for workers were built around the same time.
Brotorp is a district in Sundbyberg Municipality with 2172 inhabitants, and a suburb in the Stockholm metropolitan area. It is the western part of the Järvastaden residential building project, and consists of low multi-residential buildings. The first inhabitant moved into Brotorp in 2007. The district Lilla Ursvik is located to the west.
Ör is a district in Sundbyberg Municipality with 6550 inhabitants, and a suburb in the Stockholm metropolitan area. It is located east of Hallonbergen, and consists of multiresidential buildings from the 1960s. Northern Ör consists of a bus depot, a substation, a school, forest, stables and sports areas.
Coordinates: 59°23′N17°57′E / 59.383°N 17.950°E
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