Vallentuna Municipality

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

Geography and Nature

The community is located about 25 km north of Stockholm and is a mix of forest and arable land, which fall is interrupted by small bodies and settlements. Here, many horses are kept striking, so that one in twenty " inhabitants " a horse is.

History

In the administrative reform of 1952, located here 8 parishes ( socks ) were combined to form the communities Vallentuna and Össeby. In a further reform of 1971, united these two communities.

Economy

The economy of the municipality is characterized by a large number of small and mid-sized farms. In terms of tourism Vallentuna focuses on sports activities, such as horseback riding, canoeing, hiking and golf, for which there are many possibilities.

For a long time the Roslagsbanan an important factor for the development of the community, since its products in the region were transported. Today, the trains are only used for passenger transport.

Places

• Brottby
• Karby
• Kårsta
• Lindholmen
• Vallentuna