Vallentuna
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Vallentuna is a bimunicipal locality
and the seat of Vallentuna Municipality
, Stockholm County
, Sweden
with 26,500 inhabitants in 2005. It stretches over two municipalities in Stockholm County
, in the Roslagen
region. Vallentuna is also a suburb of Stockholm
. The part of the locality which is situated in Vallentuna Municipality
is the seat of that municipality.
The southern part, situated in Täby Municipality
, is called Täby kyrkby
. Vallentuna's cultural landscape is well-preserved, and human habitation in the area has been traced back as far as the stone age. Archeological excavations in southern Vallentuna near Lilla Gävsjö uncovered remains of a stone age settlement.
During the bronze age
, population settlements increased in Vallentuna and the surrounding Roslagen
area, when the landmass gradually rose as a result of the retreating ice glaciers.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
and the seat of Vallentuna Municipality
Vallentuna Municipality
Vallentuna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vallentuna.The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971...
, 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 26,500 inhabitants in 2005. It stretches over two municipalities 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...
, in 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....
region. Vallentuna is also a suburb of 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...
. The part of the locality which is situated in Vallentuna Municipality
Vallentuna Municipality
Vallentuna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vallentuna.The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971...
is the seat of that municipality.
The southern part, situated in 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...
, is called 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...
. Vallentuna's cultural landscape is well-preserved, and human habitation in the area has been traced back as far as the stone age. Archeological excavations in southern Vallentuna near Lilla Gävsjö uncovered remains of a stone age settlement.
During 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...
, population settlements increased in Vallentuna and the surrounding 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, when the landmass gradually rose as a result of the retreating ice glaciers.
| Municipality | Population in Vallentuna. | Other urban areas | Other | Total | % of municipality population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallentuna Vallentuna Municipality Vallentuna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vallentuna.The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971... |
17,988 | 2,317 | 4,923 | 25,228 | 71.30 |
| 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... |
6,767 | 53,122 | 308 | 60,197 | 11.24 |
| Total SUM SUM can refer to:* The State University of Management* Soccer United Marketing* Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures* StartUp-Manager* Software User’s Manual,as from DOD-STD-2 167A, and MIL-STD-498... |
24,755 | 55,439 | 5,231 | 85,425 | 28.98 |