Spånga is a

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and

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in the borough of Spånga-Tensta in Stockholm County,

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Background

Spånga was an independent

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

School

Spånga high school was built in

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and it is near Spånga station and Spånga market. As of 2020 the school had about 600 pupils. 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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's Almedalen Week with more focus on

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Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Spånga: * Spånga IS FK * Turkiska SK

Notable people

* Dolph Lundgren * Benjamin Tahirovic

References