Fittja is a part of

Botkyrka Municipality Botkyrka Municipality ( ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, not far from the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the town of Tumba. In 1971 ''Grödinge'' was merged with Botkyrka and in 1974 ''Salem'' was added ...

and the name of the Stockholm metro station in the area. It was settled during the 1970s and consists mostly of rental apartments. As of 2008, there were 7,458 people living in Fittja; 64.7% of them were of non-Swedish origin, of whom 25.1% were non-Swedish citizens.Botkyrka Municipality: ''Fittja i siffror''
accessed on January 19, 2010

Fittja Mosque The Fittja Mosque () is a mosque in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It was constructed with Turkish-style architecture. The mosque, which began to be constructed in 1998http://www.botkyrka.se/omkommunen/pejlpabotkyrka/ ...

is also located here. In its 2017 report,

Police in Sweden The Swedish Police Authority () is the national police force (''Polisen'') of Sweden. The first modern police force in Sweden was established in the mid-19th century, and the police remained in effect under local government control up until 1965 ...

placed the Alby/Fittja district in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.

Fittja metro station

Fittja metro station Fittja metro station is a station on the red line of the Stockholm metro, located in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Sweden. The outdoor station was opened on 1 October 1972 as the south-western terminus of the extension from Vårberg. On 12 Janu ...

is a station on the red line of the Stockholm metro. The station was opened in 1972. The distance to

Slussen Slussen (') is an area in Stockholm, Sweden, located at the northern edge of Södermalm, adjacent to Gamla stan. It is known for its locks system between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, as well as its historic role as a major transport int ...

is 17.5 km. File:Fittja moske 2012.jpg, The mosque in May 2007 File:Stockholm subway fittja 20060913 001.jpg, Fittja metro station File:Fittja gård huvudbyggnad, 2014.jpg,

Fittja gård Fittja gård is a former Manor house, manor, coaching inn and station for post riders in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Stockholm County, east-central Sweden. Fittja Värdshus, attached to it, was one of the largest travellers' hostels in Sweden ...

main building

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