Spånga is a community and parish in the borough of Spånga-Tensta in

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Background

Spånga was an independent municipality until January 1, 1949 when most of it was merged with the City of Stockholm, with smaller portions of the area merging with Solna, Sundbyberg, and Sollentuna municipalities. Spånga was originally the name of a village centered on Spånga Church (''Spånga kyrka''), which dates to the 12th century. Spånga is home to the largest TV studio in Sweden run by NEP Group which has 3 studio in total there, shows including Idol 2020 have been filmed there. Due to Covid-19

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is considering using the studios for 2021 to film all 6 editions instead of the nationwide tour.

School

Spånga high school was built

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and it is near Spånga station and Spånga market. There are about 600 pupils in the school right now. Spånga elementary school has about 470 pupils today and there are grades 7 through 9. Spånga elementary school share premises with Spånga high school. This school also has a special course with boosted math and science subjects.

Politics

Spånga IP hosts Järvaveckan, an annual event that invites speakers from Swedish political parties and other entities. It is similar to

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with more focus on

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Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Spånga: *

Spånga IS FK Spånga is a community and parish in the borough of Spånga-Tensta in Stockholm County, Sweden. Background Spånga was an independent municipality until January 1, 1949 when most of it was merged with the City of Stockholm, with smaller p ...

Turkiska SK Turkiska SK is a Swedish football club located in Spånga / Stockholm. Background Turkiska SK currently plays in Division 6 Stockholm which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Spånga IP in Spånga. The ...

* Akropolis IF

Notable people

* Dolph Lundgren

References