Täby Municipality

Täby is a municipality (in Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish Stockholm County and the historic province of Uppland. The main town of the municipality is Täby.

Geography

Villages within the municipality are Arninge, Ella Gård, Ella Park, Ensta, Erik Lund, Gribbylund, Grindtorp, Hägernäs, Lahäll, Löttingelund, Nasby Park, Roslags Nasby, Skarpäng, Tibble, Täby Centrum, Täby kyrkby, Vallatorp, Viggbyholm and Visinge.

History

Attractions

• The former mansion and today's hotel Såstaholm
• The Church of Täby kyrka

Twinning

• Since 1956: Cities friendship with Reinbek (Schleswig -Holstein, Germany ). The marketplace in Reinbek Monastery mountains, the Täbyplatz, is named after the sister city.
• Twinning with Lørenskog (Norway )

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Peter Axelsson (1967 ), badminton player
• Kim Berg beach ( b. 1968 ), football player
• Malin Birgerson ( born 1968 ), actress
• Maria Borelius (* 1960), journalist, entrepreneur, author and politician
• Jessica Folcker ( born 1975 ), singer
• Göran Göransson ( born 1956 ), football player
• Henrik Holm ( born 1968 ), tennis player
• Lars Leijonborg (* 1949), politician
• Pär oar ( b. 1963 ), Swedish politician of Estonian origin
• Eric Prydz (* 1976), DJ and music producer
• Gudrun Schyman ( born 1948 ), politician
• Johan Söderqvist (born 1966 ), a film composer
• Martin Stenmarck (born 1972 ), musician
• Finn Zetterholm ( born 1945 ), singer and writer