Viksjö ()
is a district of
Järfälla Municipality
Järfälla Municipality ( sv, Järfälla kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, and is considered a suburb of Stockholm. Its seat is located in Jakobsberg, part of the Stockholm urban area.
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,
Stockholm County
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,
Sweden
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, in
Stockholm
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.
Viksjö has 15,000 inhabitants. The district was developed in the 1970s. The architecture consists mainly of detached terraced houses.
Viksjö is named after the old farm Viksjö Gård, which dates back to 1734. The name Viksjö is even older, occurring for the first time on an 11th-century rune-stone.
Attractions
* The nature reserve Görväln by Lake Mälaren
*
Görväln House
* Görväln Beach
* Viksjö Golf Course
* Bruket Alpine Skiing
* Viksjö Church
*
Gåseborg
Areas
* Högby
* Sandvik
* Andeboda
* Hummelmora
Communication
* Commuter train to
Jakobsberg
Jakobsberg is a suburban area (pop. 24,046) within Stockholm urban area, and the seat of Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden.
Jakobsberg, Järfälla's commercial and administrative centre, grew up around the railway. In the ...
and then feeder bus.
* Motorway (E18) from Stockholm.
* Approximate location: 59° 24' N, 17° 46' E
Gallery
Image:viksjö.jpg, Viksjö from a plane
Image:viksjö2.jpg, Helicopter view
Image:Viksjo kyrka jarfalla sweden.png, Viksjö Church
Image:Viksjö Housing.jpg, Viksjö suburbia neighbourhood and housing
References
External links
Järfälla Municipality- official site
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Stockholm urban area