Sollentuna kommun | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Country | Sweden | |
County | ||
Seat | Tureberg, part of | |
Area | ||
• Total | 57.98 km2 (22.39 sq mi) | |
• Land | 52.64 km2 (20.32 sq mi) | |
• Water | 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi) | |
Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
Population (June 30, 2016) | ||
• Total | 70,748 | |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
ISO 3166 code | SE | |
Province | Uppland | |
Municipal code | 0163 | |
Website | www.sollentuna.se | |
Density is calculated using land area only. |
Sollentuna Municipality (Sollentuna kommun) is a municipality in in east central Sweden, north of . Its seat of local government is located in Tureberg, which is a part of the .
Sollentuna borders the municipalities of Solna, Sundbyberg, , Järfälla, Upplands Väsby, Täby and Danderyd in clockwise order starting to the south.
Sollentuna municipality was founded in conjunction with the reform of local government in Sweden in 1863. However, its boundaries are almost equivalent to those of Sollentuna Parish, which dates back to the 12th century. Well into the 20th century, Sollentuna was a predominantly rural area.
Modern Sollentuna evolved around the railway between Uppsala and , inaugurated in 1866. Five of the eight districts that make up the municipality today correspond to railway stations, now operated by system. From south to north: Helenelund, Tureberg (railway station is Sollentuna Station), Häggvik, Norrviken and Rotebro. Viby is an extension of Norrviken and the two remaining districts— Edsberg and Sjöberg—are found along the road to Danderyd. Other roads into Sollentuna includes the road from Kallhäll to Rotebro and the E 4 motorway that approximates the same route as the railway.