Upplands Väsby

Upplands Väsby
Upplands Väsby
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Uppland
County Stockholm County
Municipality Upplands Väsby Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 14.02 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 35,977
 • Density 2,566/km2 (6,645.9/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Upplands Väsby is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Upplands Väsby Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 35,977 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

Overview

When the Stockholm-Uppsala railway was opened in the 1860s, a station was built near the mansion Väsby. Some industries were attracted to the spot and a settlement grew.

The name of the town became Upplands Väsby. That name was taken from the post office, which was called so in 1919, in order to distinguish it from several other places around the country, also named Väsby. The railway station, however, was called just Väsby until 1939.

After the Swedish municipal reform of 1952, the town became the seat and namesake of a municipality. With close to 40,000 inhabitants Upplands Väsby is the 27th largest locality (tätort) in Sweden, having a favourable location between Stockholm and Arlanda Airport.

The rock bands Europe, Therion and H.E.A.T all hail from Upplands Väsby.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
Localities:
Sjöberg  · Stockholm urban area (part of)  · Täby (part of)  · Upplands Väsby (part of)
Localities:
Ekeby  · Löwenströmska lasarettet  · Upplands Väsby (part of) (seat)
Municipalities
Municipal seats
as of 2005, according to Statistics Sweden [1]
1. Stockholm 1,252,000
2. Gothenburg 510,500
3. Malmö 258,000
4. Uppsala 144,839
5. Västerås 107,000
6. Örebro 98,200
7. Linköping 97,400
8. Helsingborg 91,500
9. Jönköping 84,400
10. Norrköping 83,600
11. Lund 76,200
12. Umeå 75,600
13. Gävle 68,700
14. Borås 63,400
15. Södertälje 60,300
16. Eskilstuna 60,200
17. Täby 58,600
18. Karlstad 58,500
19. Halmstad 55,700
20. Växjö 55,600
21. Sundsvall 49,300
22. Luleå 45,500
23. Trollhättan 44,500
24. Östersund 43,800
25. Borlänge 39,400
26. Falun 36,400
27. Upplands Väsby 36,000
28. Tumba 35,300
29. Kalmar 35,200
30. Skövde 33,100