Årby or Årby housing projects is one of the

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and private owned developments in

Eskilstuna Eskilstuna () is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 67,359 inhabitants in 2015, with a total population of 100,092 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality (2014). Eskilstuna has ...

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. The housing opened in the 1960s as a result of the

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by the Swedish government.

Location

Årby is located in the northern parts of Eskilstuna, near the

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and the main road to downtown

. Along Årby runs the Torshällavägen, which leads to the small town of

Torshälla Torshälla () is a locality situated in Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 7,612 inhabitants in 2010. It is mainly known for steel manufacturing, centered on the Nyby Bruk steel mill, and also for its historic old town cen ...

. The area can be reached by car or by

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line 1 and 2.

Buildings

Årby consists of 29

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s of various sizes. Most of the buildings are either 7 or 11 floors with a smaller 3-floor building attached to the bigger building. Most of the inhabitants have a different language than Swedish as their mother tongue. The apartments are in various sizes, from two rooms and kitchen up to five rooms and a kitchen.

Årbyskolan

Close to the area is the neighborhood school, Årbyskolan. The

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has about 600 students from

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up to

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Green areas

Årby have many large

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areas and

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spread around the projects. Further north, crossing the

lies Årbyskogen (Swedish: skogen English: woods). The woods are inhabited by the local

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and Friluftsfrämjandet. There are also several exercise tracks that go along the tight vegetation.

Music

Since the large population of non-natives, the cultural influence on the area is very large. The yearly Årbyfestivalen is held every summer and gives the people music from all different cultures. Recently, the hip hop music style has been successful in the housing area. Individuals and groups like Årby berättar do their own music (often in the studio of Årbyskolan) and tell about their lives and stories about Årby.

Sources

* http://eskilstuna.se/templates/Page____3222.aspx * www.arbyberattar.se

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arby Housing in Sweden Populated places in Södermanland County