Tumba, Sweden

Tumba is a town in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the historic province of Södermanland. The city is capital of the province Botkyrka. The " densely built-up " area ( tätort ) extends into the community and Salem also includes the capital Salem ( 15,205 inhabitants there to 797 acres of the area of ​​Tätorts Tumba, 2010).

History

The settlement was established at a breakpoint of the railway. The old station ( ABBA turned here is the video to The Day Before You Came ) was replaced at the end of the 20th century by a modern train station. At the same time the center of the town has been adapted to today's needs.

Population

In Tumba, the proportion of foreign residents is 19.6 percent. So there is a Syriac Orthodox church that reflects the high proportion of people from Syria and other Middle East countries.

Economy

In Tumba is since 1755, the paper mill of the Riksbank. The globally operating engineering company Alfa Laval is located here.

Personalities

  • Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish Nobel Peace Prize, in Tumba station-
  • Sven X -et Erixson, Swedish painter
  • Amon Amarth, Swedish Death Metal Band
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