Järna is a
locality situated in
Södertälje Municipality,
Stockholm County
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,
Sweden
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with 6,377 inhabitants in 2010.
Järna has long been the centre of the
anthroposophical movement in Sweden, and there is a private clinic, several schools and other institutions affiliated with the movement. A lot of the buildings, in the nearby village of
Ytterjärna, are designed by the Danish-born anthroposophical architect
Erik Asmussen
Erik "Abbi" Asmussen (2 November 1913 – 29 August 1998) was a Danish architect active in Järna, Sweden.
Asmussen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and died, aged 84, in Järna, Sweden.
Buildings by Asmussen
* Kulturhuset i Ytterjärna
* ...
(1913–1998), including the Cultural Centre in Ytterjärna, which in 2001 was voted the second best-liked modern building in Sweden.
Beata Bergström
Hedvig Beata Marianne Bergström (née Björkman) (13 August 1921 - 12 October 2016) was a Swedish photographer. She is known for her portraits and dance and theatre images taken at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Royal Swedish Opera, Vasa Theatre a ...
, photographer, resided here.
References
Populated places in Södertälje Municipality
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