Täby
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Täby is a trimunicipal locality and the seat of Täby Municipality
Täby Municipality
Täby Municipality is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Täby...

 in Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...

, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, with 58,593 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality is a municipality just north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent...

 (the Enebyberg
Enebyberg
Enebyberg is a suburban area of Stockholm, Sweden, part of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County. It was founded in the beginning of the 1900s and became a municipal community in 1914. Enebyberg later merged with Danderyd, Stocksund and Djursholm to form Danderyd Municipality. It is located very...

 area) and Sollentuna Municipality
Sollentuna Municipality
Sollentuna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Sollentuna....

. However, Täby kyrkby
Täby kyrkby
Täby kyrkby , is a village in the Vallentuna urban area of the Täby Municipality of Sweden.The village was originally named Täby, and has given Täby Municipality its name. Täby kyrkby is situated in the northern part of the municipality, close to Vallentuna Municipality and Lake Vallentuna...

 in the northern part of Täby Municipality, forms part of the Vallentuna urban area.

Täby consists of the following districts: Arninge, Ella Gård, Ella Park
Ella Park
Ella Park is a neighbourhood in the central part of Täby Municipality, north of Stockholm.It is dominated by single-family houses built mainly during the period between 1960 and 1970....

, Enebyberg
Enebyberg
Enebyberg is a suburban area of Stockholm, Sweden, part of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County. It was founded in the beginning of the 1900s and became a municipal community in 1914. Enebyberg later merged with Danderyd, Stocksund and Djursholm to form Danderyd Municipality. It is located very...

, Ensta, Erikslund, Gribbylund, Hägernäs, Lahäll, Löttingelund, Lövbrunna, Näsbypark
Näsbypark
Näsbypark is a district in Täby Municipality, north of Stockholm, Sweden. The current Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, grew up in Näsbypark and he lived there with his wife, Filippa Reinfeldt, prior to moving to the Prime Minister's mansion in central Stockholm.- Geography :Näsbypark is...

, Roslags Näsby
Roslags Näsby
Roslags Näsby is a neighbourhood in the southern part of the municipality of Täby, north of Stockholm. It is dominated by detached single-family houses....

, Skarpäng, Täby Centrum, Viggbyholm
Viggbyholm
Viggbyholm is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Täby, north of Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the northeast of the municipality, bordering Stora Värtan, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. To the north it borders on the neighbourhood of Hägernäs, to the west the neighbourhood of Gribbylund and to...

, Vallatorp, and Visinge.

Täby is famous for its racecourse, which is called "Täby Galopp
Täby Galopp
Taby Racecourse, , is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Täby, approximately 15 kilometres north of Stockholm. Taby Racecourse is the premier track in the three Scandinavian countries where racing is run, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.- History :...

". The course opened in 1960 and it replaced the earlier course Ulriksdal in Solna. The Center of Täby is called "Täby centrum", and it is the largest mall in Sweden.

European route E18
European route E18
European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km in length.-United Kingdom:...

 and Norrortsleden
Norrortsleden
Norrortsleden is a motorway providing connection from the European route E4 in the municipality of Sollentuna to European route E18 in the municipality of Österåker. The motorway was opened on 4 October 2008.-Description:...

 pass through Täby, as does the urban railway Roslagsbanan
Roslagsbanan
-SL southern network:*Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Vallentuna–Lindholmen–Kårsta *Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Åkersberga–Österskär...

.
The population
Municipality Population
in T.
Other
urban
areas
Other Total % of
municipality
population
Täby
Täby Municipality
Täby Municipality is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Täby...

53,122 6,767 308 60,197 88.25
Danderyd
Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality is a municipality just north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent...

4,701 24,817 52 29,570 15.90
Sollentuna
Sollentuna Municipality
Sollentuna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Sollentuna....

11 57,934 103 58,048 0.02
Total
SUM
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57,834 89,518 463 147,815 39.13

History

The name Täby is derived from , which is an old word that was used for "narrow road between roundpole fence
Roundpole fence
The roundpole fence is a wooden fence typical to the countryside in Sweden , Finland and Norway . It is normally made from unbarked and unsplit youngish trees, mostly spruce or juniper...

s", and by which means village. It is therefore believed that the Täby area was rich in such roads in the Viking age. The name Täby is found carved into the Jarlabanke Runestones
Jarlabanke Runestones
The Jarlabanke Runestones is the name of c. 20 runestones written in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark in 11th century, Uppland, Sweden.They were ordered in the by what appears to have been a chieftain named Jarlabanke Ingefastsson and his clan , in Täby...

, close to Täby church.

Täby has been inhabited since the Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...

. Around the Viking Age
Viking Age
Viking Age is the term for the period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, spanning the late 8th to 11th centuries. Scandinavian Vikings explored Europe by its oceans and rivers through trade and warfare. The Vikings also reached Iceland, Greenland,...

, the Täby area, as well as many other areas in the province of Uppland
Uppland
Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...

, developed into an agricultural area, which it largely remained until the early 20th century. In 1885 Täby got its first commercial shop, and in the same year the narrow-gauge regional railroad Roslagsbanan
Roslagsbanan
-SL southern network:*Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Vallentuna–Lindholmen–Kårsta *Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Åkersberga–Österskär...

 was opened, which gave the area much improved communications both to Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

 and to the Roslagen
Roslagen
Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of Uppland province in Sweden, which also constitutes the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago....

area. From 1950 Täby has been an expansive suburban area of Stockholm.

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