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Uppsala Municipality
Uppsala Municipality (''Uppsala kommun'') is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Uppsala has a population of 211,411 (2016-06-30). Its seat is located in the university city of Uppsala. Uppsala Municipality was created through amalgamations taking place during the late sixties and the early seventies. There are about thirty original local government units combined in the present municipality. A split took place in 2003, when Knivsta Municipality was formed. Towns and villages By population: * Uppsala (seat) * Sävja * Storvreta * Björklinge * Bälinge * Vattholma * Vänge * Lövstalöt * Almunge * Länna * Skyttorp * Ytternäs och Vreta * Knutby * Gåvsta * Järlåsa * Gunsta * Skölsta * Ramstalund * Håga * Vårdsätra * Skoby * Läby * Blackstalund Economy Largest operating companies in Uppsala: * Erasteel, metallurgy * Cytiva, biotechnology * Upplands Motor, car dealership * Beijer Alma, technology * Fresenius K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges kommuner) are its lower-level local government entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services and physical planning. Foundation The Local Government Act of 1991 specifies several responsibilities for the municipalities, and provides outlines for local government, such as the process for electing the municipal assembly. It also regulates a process (''laglighetsprövning'', "legality trial") through which any citizen can appeal the decisions of a local government to a county court. Municipal government in Sweden is similar to city commission government and cabinet-style council government. A legislative municipal assembly ''(kommunfullmäktige)'' of between 31 and 101 members (always an odd number) is elected from party-list proportional representation at municipal elections, held every four years in conjunction with the national general ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björklinge
Björklinge is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 3,269 inhabitants in 2010. The name, written as ''Birklinge'', was used for the parish as early as 1314, and Norsemen graves have been found in the area. Björklinge is situated on a glacial ridge next to lake Långsjön. European route E4 passed through the village until the new motorway east of Björklinge was opened for traffic on October 17, 2007. Björklinge church, which was first built in the early 14th century and re-built in the 17th century, is in the centre of the village. The spelman Anders Ljungqvist, called "Gås-Anders" (Anders of the geese), lived in Björklinge most of his life. There is a statue of him, created by the artist Bror Hjorth Bror Hjorth (1894 in Marma, Sweden – May 21, 1968 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish artist. Hjorth was one of Sweden’s best-known sculptors and painters, and was professor of art at the Royal University College of Fine Arts i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skölsta
Skölsta is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 344 inhabitants in 2010. The narrow-gauge heritage railroad Upsala-Lenna Jernväg Upsala-Lenna Järnväg (ULJ) (literally: ''Upsala-Lenna Railway'', also nicknamed ''Lennakatten'') is a Narrow gauge railway, narrow-gauge heritage railway in Uppsala County, Sweden. It is long and is a part of the once extensive Roslagen networ ... has a stop in Skölsta, with a manual signal which passengers can use to signal the train to stop. References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsta
Gunsta is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 380 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Järlåsa
Järlåsa is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 577 inhabitants in 2020. References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gåvsta
Gåvsta is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 549 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knutby
Knutby is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden, with 564 inhabitants in 2010. Knutby's sports club, ''Knutby IF'', was established in 1938 and its activities include football, skiing, gymnastics and athletics. See also *Knutby murder The Knutby murder ( sv, Knutbydramat) refers to a murder in the village of Knutby east of Uppsala in Sweden, on January 10, 2004. Murder and arrests At around 04:40 in the morning, 30-year-old IT entrepreneur Daniel Linde was shot in the head and ... References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ytternäs Och Vreta
Ytternäs och Vreta is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 636 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyttorp
Skyttorp is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 632 inhabitants in 2018. Transportation Skyttorp is part of the Upptåget-traffic between Gävle northward and Uppsala southward. Travel time is 17 minutes to Uppsala and 53 minutes to Gävle. There is also UL-buss 823 connecting Skyttorp with Österbybruk Österbybruk is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,272 inhabitants in 2010. Ironworks The Österby works was one of a number mostly in Roslagen, where there were Walloon forges, producing high quality ore ... and Uppsala. Demographics References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almunge
Almunge is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 813 inhabitants in 2010. The narrow-gauge heritage railroad Upsala-Lenna Jernväg Upsala-Lenna Järnväg (ULJ) (literally: ''Upsala-Lenna Railway'', also nicknamed ''Lennakatten'') is a Narrow gauge railway, narrow-gauge heritage railway in Uppsala County, Sweden. It is long and is a part of the once extensive Roslagen networ ... has a stop in Almunge. References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lövstalöt
Lövstalöt is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,046 inhabitants in 2010. Lövstalöt is situated 12 km north of the city of Uppsala, in the flat country that surrounds the city. Until the end of the 1930s, the village consisted of a few houses and a school, built in 1892. In 1938, a woodworking factory, ''Bälinge Snickerifabrik'', was built. Most of the houses in Lövstalöt were built during the 1960s and 1980s. Detached houses dominate, but there are also some terraced houses. In the centre of Lövstalöt there is a gravefield from the Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl .... References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |