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Ulvsunda is a district in Bromma in western Stockholm, just east of Stockholm Bromma Airport, built around Ulvsunda Castle, a 17th-century castle. [1]

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Coordinates: 59°20′32.89″N17°57′42.44″E / 59.3424694°N 17.9617889°E / 59.3424694; 17.9617889